FUNCIONALIDADE DE PACIENTES 12 MESES APÓS ALTA EM UNIDADES DE TERAPIA INTENSIVA COVID-19 DE UM HOSPITAL ESCOLA NO SUL DO BRASIL

Abstract

This study aims to assess the functionality of patients 12 months after hospital discharge in COVID-19 intensive care units. Methodology: Cross-sectional analytical research with sociodemographic, clinical, self-perception of health data and the WHODAS 2.0 scale. Patients discharged from a university hospital were interviewed, and the inclusion criteria were based in: Admission by COVID-19 in one of the five ICUs of the university hospital; hospitalization time superior to 8 days; discharge preceding the data collection in at least 365 days; patients with age superior to 18 years old. The analysis of the data was carried through the data mining process. Results: 32 were found, 25% of which were deficient. These showed low cognition, mobility, self-care, limitation in daily activities, justified by biological and clinical parameters. Still, 75% of concentration and 50% of promotion of development% obesity and polymedication. The length of stay and the therapeutic resources demanded during this period were also associated with the observed disability. The statistics of the inexistence of difference in the average of self-assessment in relation to the general state of health (p=0.0501) and the existence of indices of differences between the groups of self-care classified by the degree of evidence of disability were verified, evidencing that the The Disabled group has the worst indicator of the degree of mastery of health and the tests show differences in the index of an automatic assessment of the degree of general health of the disability classification groups (p= 0.041) Assessment of health since the disadvantage presents by the degree of disability), Self-Assessment of General Health (r=-0.6564; p=0.00005) and with Self-Care (r=-0.6493; p=0.00006). Final considerations: -19, added to the length of stay and clinical factors, was related to disability, with a strong presence of symptoms after the hospital virus. It was statistically an automatic assessment of the health status of the patients, with the degree of disability of the individuals verified, which is statistically proven that the assessment of the general health status and with self-care, therefore, patients present a degree of disability their quality of life. life like. It is expected to contribute to the understanding of the impacts of COVID-19, improve the care and quality of life of patients affected by the disease.