Nível de satisfação, qualidade do sono e de vida, de pacientes atendidos com acupuntura e auriculopuntura e a percepção do fisioterapeuta em serviço público especializado

Abstract

Health-Related Quality of Life can be defined as how much the patient's condition of life is being deteriorated, modifying the physical and mental components. Sleep is a physiological state that takes place repairs, disorders in it, can cause non-consolidation of memory, immunosuppression, physical and mental stress. The National Policy of Integrative and Complementary Practices was instituted in the Unified Health System in order to prevent injuries, promote health and recover the sick. The objective of the study was to analyze the influence of the use of Acupuncture and/or Auriculoacupuncture on the Level of Satisfaction, Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) and Sleep of patients treated at a specialized service in the city of João Pessoa – PB. This is a field research, descriptive, with a quali-quantitative approach, of a longitudinal nature, carried out at CPICS “Equilíbrio do Ser” between Oct/22 and Jan/23. The sample was obtained by accessibility, with a total of twenty patients, initially submitted to a Sociodemographic and Clinical Profile Questionnaire, SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire and Pittsburg Sleep Index (Pre and post intervention) and Questionnaire Customer Satisfaction (CSQ-8), after discharge. Therapists were also given a questionnaire on their clinical profile and relationship with Integrative Practices. For the descriptive and inferential statistical analysis of the data, the statistical program IBM SPSS Statistics, version 22.0, was used. The Shapiro-Wilk test was used to verify the normality of the variables, the Student's t test to compare the means of continuous variables and the Wilcoxon test for the medians of discrete variables, considering a significant test (P<0.05). The vast majority of patients are women (90%), aged between 60 and 69 years (45%) and single (45%). There were 148 sessions, with Auriculopuncture being the most widespread technique (93.1%). The SF36 Functional Capacity (P=0.004), Mental Health (P=0.018), Social Aspects (P=0.041), Vitality (P= 0.043) and general score (P=0.025) domains had a statistically significant change. At the end of the treatment, 90% of the subjects were very satisfied. As for therapists, half earn between 1SM and 2SM in this relationship and had no contact with Acupuncture during graduation. The specialized service was effective, providing a significant improvement in HRQoL and a high level of satisfaction with the Acupuncture/Auriculoacupuncture sessions in its patients.