DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION IN PALLIATIVE CARE: PROFILE OF USERS OF A UNIT IN RIO DE JANEIRO/BRAZIL
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i2.53787Keywords:
Home care, Oncological nursing, Nursing care, Palliative care, Health management.Abstract
Objective: Gain knowledge on the profile of users of a residential care service provided by a hospital in Rio de Janeiro as part of a deinstitutionalization
strategy for individuals in palliative care. Method: descriptive and retrospective study based on quantitative investigation. The medical
records of patients who received care at a home care service from January 2012 to December 2016 (n = 655) were analyzed. Of these, 330 (50.4%)
were women and 493 (75.3%) were older than 60 years. Most of them, 598 (91.3%) lived in the Metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro and 406 (61.9%)
have cancer. Regarding the demand for technical care, there was a prevalence of care related to skin lesions, 150 (22.9%); followed by oral feeding,
528 (80.6%); and gastrostomy, 123 (18.7%); ostomies, 178 (27.1%) and bladder catheter or cystostomy, 106 (16.1%). In addition, 424 (64.7%) users
were entirely dependent on care. Conclusion: Regarding the profile of the users, most of them were elderly individuals entirely dependent on care
and diagnosed with cancer. Strategies should be implemented for the management of these individuals.
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