Epidemiological profile of patients treated in the physiotherapy sector of a teaching clinic in the interior of Ceará

• Autor(a) principal: Macário, Natália Rodrigues
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Lopes Silva, Jaislane, Silva, Matheus Diógenes da, Raulino, Lílian Tayná da Silva, Silva, Jorge Luiz da, Britto, Liz Soares, Maia, Daniela Maria Silva, Souza Filho, José Ossian Almeida, Silva Júnior, Roque Ribeiro da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/21445
• topic: Fisioterapia; Doenças musculoesqueléticas; Perfil epidemiológico; Clínica-escola.; Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal diseases; Epidemiological profile; Clinic-school.; Fisioterapia; Enfermedades musculoesqueléticas; Perfil epidemiológico; Clínica-escuela.

Objective: This study aims to outline the epidemiological profile of patients seen in the physiotherapy sector of a teaching clinic in the interior of Ceará. Methods: this is a cross-sectional, quantitative, and retrospective study. For this, all medical records of patients treated in the physiotherapy sector of the school-clinic during 2019 were analyzed. The variables analyzed were gender, age group, race, profession, clinical diagnosis, main complaint, affected segments, kinesiological diagnosis functional (CIF) and physiotherapeutic treatment. Results: there was a prevalence of female individuals (62.80%), aged 60 years or older (31%), of mixed race (43.40%) and working as a homemaker (15%). The most common clinical diagnosis was arthrosis (8%), with main complaint of pain (85.80%) and the most affected segment was the lumbar spine (32.70%). 94.70% received physical therapy care and 83.30% had ICF. Conclusion: knowledge of the epidemiological profile allows physical therapists to recognize the main problems that affect the population, making them more prepared to act both in prevention and treatment, thus providing a better quality of life for these users.