Physiotherapy applied to palliative care patients: a descriptive practice-based study.

A Navarro-Meléndez María-José Giménez Y Robledo-Donascimento A Río-González Alejandro Lendínez-Mesa

Published in: BMC palliative care (2023)

Patients who benefited from physical therapy during their admission to our PCU were predominantly males with oncological processes, mainly lung cancer. PC including physiotherapy improved their functionality, independence and skills for activities of daily living in this sample of PCU patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
palliative care
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
primary care
prostate cancer
cross sectional
minimally invasive
african american