Conduta do fisioterapeuta paliativista em pacientes oncológicos no ambiente hospitalar – revisão integrativa

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Cancer is one of the main causes of death and an important barrier to increasing life expectancy in all countries of the world. Palliative Care is an approach that promotes the quality of life of patients facing illnesses that threaten the continuity of life, through the prevention and relief of suffering. The physiotherapeutic assessment should be focused on the intensive control of symptoms, especially those that are directly impacting the functionality of patients. OBJECTIVES: To analyze physiotherapeutic practices in care and in the context of palliative care in the hospital environment, characterizing functional disabilities in cancer patients and listing the physiotherapeutic techniques used. METHODOLOGY: The method chosen for the discussion of this article was an integrative review of a descriptive nature. The characterization of the sample was cancer patients in the hospital environment in palliation, male and female. Inclusion criteria were articles that were in Portuguese and English, between the years 2008 to 2023. The results found were 24 articles, however, only 8 were included in the present work.