Cuidados paliativos en pacientes con enfermedades crónicas avanzadas del Centro de Salud Miraflores

Abstract

Abstract:Palliative care, according to WHO is defined as an approach to improve the quality of life of patients and their families, estimates that, worldwide, 40 million people a year require palliative care. Therefore, the present work was developed with the objective of evaluating the degree of implementation of the clinical practice guide for Palliative Care and its impact on the care of people with advanced chronic diseases at the Miraflores Health Center, in the period August 2020 to March 2021. A study was carried out that had two phases in its design; the first analytical cross-sectional and the second technological development research, surveys were applied to the administrative manager and the doctors, the presence and intensity of symptoms were assessed in positive NECPAL patients with the Edmonton scale and an intervention strategy was implemented using the methodology of Logical Framework. The results obtained after the intervention, the level of knowledge in the medical personnel improved from medium to high, and the presence and intensity of symptoms decreased.