Cuidados paliativos en pacientes con enfermedades crónicas avanzadas. Centro de Salud tipo A Consacola

Abstract

Abstract: Palliative care (PC) due to its importance in the health of a vulnerable population requires the analysis: of the degree of implementation of the PC guide, the level of knowledge of the health personnel and the impact on PC patients, assessing whether they are effective interventions implemented to improve the degree of knowledge of health professionals and whether or not this reduces the presence and intensity of symptoms. Structured surveys, NECPAL and ESAS were applied in this work. The results obtained were: that the degree of implementation of the PC guide was minimal, the level of knowledge was medium, the need for PC was 23.2%, the prevalent symptom was naucea with 42% and the most severe symptom was exhaustion with 54%. Applying the intervention strategy, an increase in the degree of knowledge was shown and a significant difference could be evidenced in the results of symptoms, pain, exhaustion, drowsiness, difficulty sleeping and feeling of well-being, who were the ones that showed significance.