Necesidades de cuidados paliativos en el Paciente Crónico Degenerativo Complejo

Introduction: Providing necessary healthcare to complex chronic degenerative patients, including palliative care, is a current important demand in order to increase the life expectancy of these populations.Objective: To describe the main needs regarding palliative care of persons living with complex chronic degenerative conditions in an institution of 3rd level of attention. The theoretical framework is Wagner's Chronic Care Model.Methodology: This is a descriptive, transversal, quantitative research. A total of 50 hospitalized patients without oncologic diagnosis from an institution of 3rd level of attention were assessed in order to identify their palliative care needs. The NECPAL CCOMS-ICO© 3.1 (2017) instrument was used. The Kuder-Richardson Reliability Test turned out to be 0.73.Results: Most participants showed some degree of cognitive deterioration regarding the areas of attention and language. Based on the Karnofsky index, 60% of the participants were physically disabled to carry out their daily activities. Fragility was evident in 82% of the participants, while 64%, 58%, and 62% showed delirium, pressure sores, and dysphagia respectively.Discussion and Conclusions: The present study contributes to the knowledge regarding the special care needs of persons living with complex chronic degenerative conditions. An objective is to reduce the long and costly hospital stays by implementing a home-extended palliative care plan which actively integrates the family members in the care process and decision making. Introducción. Brindar los cuidados necesarios a los pacientes crónicos, con la consiguiente inclusión de los Cuidados Paliativos, es una demanda actual debido al aumento de la esperanza de vida y la complejidad de los problemas de salud crónico degenerativos.Objetivo. La presente investigación tiene por objetivo describir las principales necesidades de atención paliativa en las personas con enfermedades crónicas degenerativas complejas en una unidad de tercer nivel de atención. Los referentes teóricos provienen del Modelo de Cuidado Crónico de Wagner (MCC).Metodología: Investigación cuantitativa descriptiva, transversal. Se valoró a un total de 50 pacientes hospitalizados en una unidad de tercer nivel de atención con diagnóstico no oncológico para identificar las necesidades de cuidados paliativo a través del instrumento NECPAL CCOMS-ICO© 3.1 (2017). La confiabilidad alcanzada tras recolección fue de .73 KR20.Resultados: La mayoría de los participan