Estado funcional de los pacientes con tratamiento de quimioterapia que asisten al Hospital de Especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo, año 2024.

Abstract

Introduction: Basic activities of daily living (ADLs) are the abilities that individuals acquire and develop with the aim of successfully carrying out the tasks of daily life, they also play an important role; social, family and community (1). Objective: To determine the functional status of patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment attending the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Specialty Hospital in 2024. Population and sample: 125 patients who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Instrument: Pre-prepared questionnaire and Barthel Index Result: Women represented 57.6% of the universe and men 42.4%, with an average age of 41 years. A dependency level of 55% was recorded. The Barthel index was applied and an average score of 75.84 points was obtained (moderate dependence). The ABVDs performed with greater dependence were transfer between chair and bed (48%), going up/down stairs (44%), moving around (41.6%), dressing/undressing (36.8%), using the toilet (35.2%), control feces (39.2%) and urine control (37.6%). Conclusion: It was determined that cancer patients receiving chemotherapy treatments present moderate levels of dependency, that is, they need the assistance of external care. Men are the ones who present more total and severe dependence than women and only 45% of patients can carry out their ABDL with total independence. The activity “Transferring between the chair and the bed” is the BADL that presents the highest degree of dependency.