Nhu cầu chăm sóc phục hồi chức năng cho người bệnh thoái hóa cột sống thắt lưng tại Bệnh viện Y học Cổ Truyền

Abstract

Objectives: Describe the needs and level of met needs for rehabilitation for patients with lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD). Methods: The study used a cross- sectional descriptive design, data were collected from 150 inpatients with DDD in three departments of internal medicine, surgery, and acupuncture of the hospital. The assessment of needs and meeting the needs of the patient's rehabilitation is based on five types of needs (including rehabilitation for pain relief, rehabilitation for mobility for patients, postural rehabilitation, mental care and nutritional care for patients. Assessment of rehabilitation needs for patients with lower back pain is based on the criteria for diagnosis and treatment of patients with DDD according to the "Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of osteo-muscular diseases” by the Ministry of Health, the questionnaire includes a set of questions on five rehabilitation needs. The data were analyzed descriptively using software SPSS 20.0. Results: There were 89,47% of patients with all five groups of rehabilitation needs, the need for rehabilitation and pain relief accounted for 98%; meeting the needs for mobilization reached 79.33%; the need for postural rehabilitation accounted for 97,33%; mental care needs account for 80,00%, nutritional care need was 92,67%. Conclusion: The current needs of rehabilitations is high among patients in the traditional medicine hospital, accounting for 89,47%. Hospitals need to strengthen their response to nutritional care needs, postural rehabilitation needs, by improving the professional qualifications of medical staff, considering related policies so that patients can receive faster treatment. Keywords: Needs, care, rehabilitation, lumbar spine degeneration, Vietnam