Autor(es): Dennis Diane,Mullins Rachel

Resumo: The purpose of this observational study was to assess Guillain-Barre´ syndrome (GBS) patients' satisfaction with physiotherapy in the acute and sub-acute setting, and provide an overview of inpatient case management, including the number of complications. Twenty-seven patients admitted to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) with GBS between 1 May 2005 and 30 April 2010 were considered for inclusion. Nineteen patients consented and a waiver of consent was granted for four other patients. Data were collected from case-note audit (n = 23) and telephone survey (n = 19) during June and July 2011. Participants receiving physiotherapy (n = 16) reported they were satisfied with management (87%), treatment frequency (88%), duration (94%), and timetabling (81%) of treatment and the professionalism and rapport (100%) of physiotherapists. Median length of hospital stay was 20 days (range 5-198) for 23 participants. Physiotherapists documented patient assessment within 2 days from admission (range 1-5). First functional improvements were documented on day 6 (median, range 2-34). Physiotherapists were most commonly first to mobilize patients to sit, stand, transfer, and walk (83%, 82%, 81%, and 90%, respectively). Twenty patients (87%) developed complications during their hospital stay, the most common being low back pain (61%). This study has demonstrated that GBS patients were satisfied with care provided by physiotherapy.

Imprenta: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, v. 29, n. 4, p. 301-308, 2013

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.3109/09593985.2012.732196

Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Public health

Data de publicação: 2013

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