Perfil de encaminhamentos a fisioterapia por um serviço de Atenção Primária à Saúde, 2012

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to describe the frequency of referrals and the characteristics of patients referred to physiotherapy services by Concei{ç}{ã}o Hospital Group Community Health Service Primary Health Care Units (PHCU). METHODS: this is a cross-sectional and descriptive study using primary and secondary data obtained from questionnaires and referral forms for the period July to September 2012. RESULTS: analyzing 258 forms, we found 1.1{%} frequency of referral to physical therapy with higher prevalence of women (70.5{%}) and non-elderly women (59.4{%}). The two most prevalent clinical diagnoses were osteoarthrosis (29.1{%}) and tendinosis/soft tissue injuries (27.1{%}). 87.1{%} of patients referred pain and at last 48.1{%} of these were partially unable to work. CONCLUSION: prevalence of PHCU referrals to physiotherapy is low, although the population is subject to chronic illness problems, with pain as an aggravating factor and interference in work capacity.