Estrategia de intervención en cuidados paliativos en el Centro de Salud La Pradera, Loja

Abstract

Abstract: Palliative care provides active care to patients with chronic-advanced disease, and especially those near the end of life, with the sole purpose of improving the quality of life of patients, their families, and their caregivers. This research evaluated thedegree of implementation of the Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for Palliative Care (PC), the level of knowledge in PC of the health personnel, the presence and intensity of symptoms are identified, and the effectiveness of the strategy. A quasi-experimental study was carried out. Measures of central tendency, percentages and the paired t-test and Wilconson were used. The implementation of the CPG before the intervention was low and the level of knowledge of the health personnel was medium. The most prevalent symptoms were lack of well-being, pain, and anxiety. After the intervention strategy, improvement of these results was evidenced, demonstrating that the intervention strategy was effective, this being statistically significant.