ABSTRACT
Objetivo: Evaluar la experiencia de un programa de educación para la salud en atención primaria en pacientes con dolor de hombro crónico de origen musculoesquelético, sobre el dolor y la discapacidad e instaurar el protocolo en atención primaria. Diseño: Estudio observacional descriptivo longitudinal quasi-experimental. Emplazamiento: Centro de Salud Arroyo de la Vega. Alcobendas, Madrid. Participantes: Pacientes remitidos por su médico de atención primaria a la unidad de fisioterapia de atención primaria por dolor de hombro de origen musculoesquelético. Intervención: Siete sesiones grupales de educación para la salud y ejercicio terapéutico. Mediciones principales: Se valoró la intensidad del dolor a través de la escala visual analógica, la discapacidad del miembro superior con el cuestionario Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand y el nivel de discapacidad y dolor de hombro con el questionario Shoulder Pain and Disability Index. Resultados: Se encontraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en la reducción del dolor y la discapacidad (p<0,01), además se redujo el consumo de fármacos y las recidivas. Conclusiones: El protocolo de fisioterapia de hombro con educación para la salud fue eficaz para reducir el dolor y la discapacidad en pacientes con dolor de hombro crónico, de origen musculoesquelético, en atención primaria.(AU)
Objective: To evaluate the experiencie with a health education program in Primary Care in patients with chronic shoulder pain of musculoskeletal origin, on pain and disability and establish the protocol in primary care. Design: Quasi-experimental longitudinal descriptive observational study. Location: Arroyo de la Vega Health Center, Alcobendas, Madrid. Participants: Patients referred by their Primary Care Physician to the Primary Care Physiotherapy Unit for shoulder pain of musculoskeletal origin. Intervention: 7 group sessions of health education and therapeutic exercise. Main measurements: Pain intensity was assessed through the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the disability of the upper limb with the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire and the level of disability and shoulder pain with the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) questionnaire. Results: Statistically significant differences were found in the reduction of pain and disability (P<.01), in addition, drug use and recurrences were reduced. Conclusions: The shoulder physiotherapy protocol with health education was effective in reducing pain and disability in patients with chronic shoulder pain of musculoskeletal origin in Primary Care.(AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Aged , Physical Therapy Modalities , 35170 , Chronic Pain , Musculoskeletal Pain , Shoulder/surgery , Shoulder Pain/surgery , Shoulder Pain/therapy , Shoulder Injuries/complications , Shoulder Injuries/surgery , Comprehensive Health Care , Primary Health Care , Disease Prevention , Preventive Health ServicesABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the experiencie with a health education program in Primary Care in patients with chronic shoulder pain of musculoskeletal origin, on pain and disability and establish the protocol in primary care. DESIGN: Quasi-experimental longitudinal descriptive observational study. LOCATION: Arroyo de la Vega Health Center, Alcobendas, Madrid. PARTICIPANTS: Patients referred by their Primary Care Physician to the Primary Care Physiotherapy Unit for shoulder pain of musculoskeletal origin. INTERVENTION: 7 group sessions of health education and therapeutic exercise. MAIN MEASUREMENTS: Pain intensity was assessed through the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the disability of the upper limb with the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire and the level of disability and shoulder pain with the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) questionnaire. RESULTS: Statistically significant differences were found in the reduction of pain and disability (P<.01), in addition, drug use and recurrences were reduced. CONCLUSIONS: The shoulder physiotherapy protocol with health education was effective in reducing pain and disability in patients with chronic shoulder pain of musculoskeletal origin in Primary Care.