Objective: To describe the procedures before the intervention of occupational therapy with patients having communicative difficulties and hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Method: Action research performed at an ICU of a reference hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro, from June to December of 2018 in patients with restricted verbal communication, health professionals, and family members. We used the following instruments: 1) assessment form of the patient's clinical condition and biography; 2) registration of basic information at the bedside; 3) communication skills assessment protocol; 4) assessment of the patient's occupational profile supported by a set of Alternative and Extended Communication (AEC) boards; 5) patient satisfaction scale applied before and after the intervention. Results: Among the procedures, we highlight the actions before the entry of the professional in the unit and the outline of steps that were started with the active search; the preparation of the material and the necessary care; the use of the assessment protocol and communicative skills in the hospital context; occupational profile assessment; the offering and training of the basic AEC board kit; the assessment of patient satisfaction regarding their communicative ability; the registration in the medical record and guidance to family members and health professionals. Conclusion: The data showed that previous factors of the AEC should be considered and valued by the occupational therapist in favor of the management of communication of the patient with verbal restriction in the ICU.
Trata-se das contribuições da Terapia Ocupacional ao enfrentamento da COVID-19 em pacientes no contexto de Unidade de Terapia Intensiva. Este artigo faz parte do suplemento da Revisbrato, a fim de possibilitar subsídios técnico-científicos para terapeutas ocupacionais em situação de crise pandêmica. Foram selecionados procedimentos específicos da terapia ocupacional, a partir das experiências no serviço de terapia ocupacional do Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, junto com as contribuições da terapia ocupacional na cidade de Sâo Paulo.AbstractThese are the contributions of Occupational Therapy to coping with COVID-19 in patients in the context of the Intensive Care Unit. This article is part of the Revisbrato supplement, in order to provide technical-scientific support for occupational therapists in situations of pandemic crisis. Specific occupational therapy procedures were selected, based on experiences in the occupational therapy service at Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, together with contributions from occupational therapy in the city of São Paulo.Key words: Occupational therapy, ICU, Coronavirus infection.ResumenEstas son las contribuciones de la terapia ocupacional para hacer frente a COVID-19 en pacientes en el contexto de la Unidad de Terapia Intensiva. Este artículo es parte del suplemento Revisbrato, con el fin de proporcionar apoyo técnico-científico para terapeutas ocupacionales en situaciones de crisis pandémica. Se seleccionaron procedimientos específicos de terapia ocupacional, basados en experiencias en el servicio de terapia ocupacional del Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho de la Universidad Federal de Río de Janeiro, junto con las contribuciones de la terapia ocupacional en la ciudad de São Paulo.Palabras clave: Terapia ocupacional, UCI, infección por Coronavirus.
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