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STUDY OF FATIGUE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF PALLIATIVE CARE

ANDRESSA YOSHI IHA 1 ; CAIRON RODRIGO FARIA RIBEIRO 1 ; GUILHERME MELO NATALIN 2 ; LUCAS PADILHA AZEVEDO 3 ; SANDRA MÁRCIA CARVALHO DE OLIVEIRA 4 ; YASMIN MARIA GARCIA PRATA DA SILVA RIBEIRO 1
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Fatigue is defined as a subjective and persistent feeling of weariness, physical exhaustion , emotional and / or cognitive , that needs research and care . The objective was to determine the prevalence of fatigue in patients of the Clinics Hospital of Rio Branco, Acre , Brazil, from the perspective of palliative care , to identified more associated diseases with such symptom and evaluate the quality of provision of palliative care in this hospital service. METHODS : This was a descriptive and cross-sectional study . The sample consisted of 50 hospitalized adult patients of the Clinics Hospital of Rio Branco - Acre. Sampling was the type conglomerate. The data were collected through interviews, whose script followed the questionnaire Piper fatigue scale modified 2009 . RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: It was found that 82% of surveyed reported some degree of fatigue. The intense, moderate and mild fatigue prevalence rates were 44%, 28% and 10%, respectively. It was observed that lung diseases were more related to the fatigue symptom, in absolute terms, corresponding to 10 cases. The most prevalent symptom was pain with 49 %. It was observed high prevalence of fatigue, adversely affecting the quality of life of patients under study. This suggests that the hospital in question have still much to do in the field of palliative practice in order to improve the current situation of chronic patients by providing them with greater comfort.