Características clínicas e funcionais dos pacientes internados no Hospital Universitário de Lagarto

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the clinical and functional characteristics of patients hospitalized at the Lagarto University Hospital, correlating the Functional Scope and FIM. Methods: A cross-sectional, observational, descriptive study was carried out from July to December 2018, through the collection of the patient's history, evaluation of the patient's general condition and recording of data collected from hospitalized patients. Data were tabulated in Excel® and data analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS Statistics 20.0 program. Results: There were 176 patients included, female predominance, median age 61 years. Clinical hospitalizations were the most prevalent, especially the diagnoses of pneumonia, congestive heart failure and stroke. In the intervals of 3 to 6 months, no hospital readmission occurred in 51.70% of the sample, as in 93.18% there was no previous hospitalization in the Intensive Care Unit. Only 2 people used artificial airway. In the evaluation of cough, 65.34% obtained an effective and unproductive cough. In the Functional Independence Measurement Scale (FIM), 47.50% were classified with complete independence and through the Functional Scope, 39.20% had preserved mobility. Correlating the two scales (FIM and Functional Scope), a positive and weak correlation was obtained (r = 0.302, p = 0.055) between the variables. Conclusion: Inpatients were represented by women over 60 years of age, predominantly hospitalized for clinical reasons. There was a reduced rate of hospital readmission and previous hospitalization in the ICU, cough efficacy and unproductivity, and low artificial airway use index. There was no strong correlation between FIM and Functional Scope.