Efectos de los ejercicios de baja intensidad en la condición física y funcional en pacientes con abdomen catastrófico del Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo- IESS de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The catastrophic abdomen leaves sufferers with many complications later and there is very little information on how physical therapy can help these people during their hospital stay. This work seeks to demonstrate through a rehabilitation program that the application of low-intensity exercises will improve the level of strength, aerobic endurance, balance, and gait, considered fundamental elements of the physical and functional condition of patients with a diagnosis of abdominal pain. catastrophic. A population of 53 patients admitted to the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo IESS hospital with a diagnosis of catastrophic abdomen was selected. The study is mixed, that is, qualitative and quantitative, it is deductive since it starts from the general to the particular with an experimental design, since there are intentional changes or variations of the independent variable, with a longitudinal cut and a descriptive scope, since it is they collect data in two moments, at the beginning of the program and at the end. To verify the results, different evaluations were made, Daniels strength test, Tinetti test, Eva scale, Borg scale, 6 min test and sit to stand test, giving as results a percentage of increase in all the tests proposed. The test that achieved the greatest increase was the Tinetti test, the balance section, with an increase of 29%. In conclusion, we can state that lowintensity exercise adapts to the patient and has a positive effect on physical, functional, and psychological levels