Performance's perspectives of the occupational therapist in a Security Engineering and Labor Medicine Specialized Service (SESMT) of a tertiary university hospital

The Occupational Therapist performs at SESMT as part of a multidisciplinary amplified team, despite the production on practical and theoretical aspects involved in this practice being scarce. Objective: To understand the assisted demands and characterize the practice of OT in SESMT, in the context of a Tertiary University Hospital in São Paulo. Method: Retrospective, exploratory and descriptive study carried out based on primary and secondary documentary analysis of referral records and also those referring to OT performance in this SESMT from January 2018 to July 2019. Results: This professional anchors their practice in theoretical basis of worker's health, using the analysis of work activity as a main instrument, seeking to understand the organization, process and work conditions, envisioning their compatibilization with the work potential presented by subjects. Conclusion: The presence of the OT in the SESMT team of a Tertiary University Hospital presents itself as a pioneer and contributes significantly to the proposals and demands arising from this service, mainly related to the processes of illness and health problems, the understanding of work situations, in addition to returning and remaining in the work situation

Impacto da educação na saúde de pacientes com artrite reumatoide - estudo piloto / Impact of education on rheumatoid arthritis patients' health - pilot study

Objetivo: Grupos de orientação para pacientes com artrite reumatoide (AR) têm boa aceitação, mas benefícios controversos no tratamento dessa doença. Este estudo visa a avaliar seu impacto sobre a qualidade de vida e a dor em pacientes com AR. Métodos: Ensaio clínico piloto de intervenção em grupos de orientação que incluiu 15 pacientes com AR. Foram realizados 12 encontros de duas horas por semanas, que abordaram ações educativas sobre a doença, o tratamento, medidas de proteção articular e conservação de energia, atividades terapêuticas ocupacionais e oficinas de vivências. Foramutilizados a escala visual analógica de dor (EVA dor) e o sistemadescritivo em três níveis de cinco dimensões do EuroQol e sua escala visual analógica (EQ-5D-3L e EQ-VAS) para avaliação da qualidade de vida. Resultados: Catorze (93%) pacientes eram do gênerofeminino, com idade média 61,27 anos, tempo médio de doença de 19,93 anos. Treze (87%) deles apresentavam deformidades articulares em mãos pela AR. Houve melhora significativa no domínio cuidadospessoais do EQ-5D-3L (p=0,046) e tendência à redução da dor(EVA dor) e melhora da qualidade de vida (EQ-5D-3L e EQVAS),sem significância estatística (P>0,05). Conclusões: Apesar dopequeno número de pacientes incluídos neste estudo piloto, a melhora dos cuidados pessoais, da autopercepção da dor e da qualidade devida dos pacientes sugere que houve impacto positivo da educação, das atividades terapêuticas ocupacionais e do compartilhamento devivências entre os pacientes com AR

Background: Educational groups of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have good acceptance, but controversial benefits for its treatment. This study aims to evaluate quality of life and pain in RA patient attending education groups. Methods: Pilot clinical intervention study of educational groups including 15 RA patients. Twelve weekly appointments lasting two hours each were held. They addressed educational actions on the disease treatment, joint protection and energy conservation measures, occupational therapeutic activities and workshops on sharing experiences. The pain visual analogue scale (VAS-pain) and the 5 domain-three-dimensional descriptive system of EuroQol (EQ-5D-3L) and its visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS) were applied to assess pain and quality of life. Results: Fourteen (93%) patients were female, with a mean age of 61,27 years, mean disease time of 19,93 years. Thirteen (87%) of them had hand joint deformities due to RA. There was a significant improvement in the personal care domain of the EQ-5D-3L (P= 0,046) and a tendency to pain reduction (VAS-pain) and improvement of quality of life (EQ-5D-3L and EQVAS index), without statistical significance (P>0.05). Conclusion: Despite the evaluation of few RA patients, the improvement of patients' personal care, pain self-perception and quality of life suggests that there was a positive impact of education, occupational therapy interventions and sharing experiences among patients with RA