Fisioterapia na qualidade de vida de indivíduos com artrite reumatoide: revisão sistemática

Bruna Knob; Matheus Santos Gomes Jorge; Caroline Zanin; Lia Mara Wibelinger

doi:10.5585/conssaude.v15n3.6344

Authors

Bruna Knob Universidade de Passo Fundo
Matheus Santos Gomes Jorge Universidade de Passo Fundo
Caroline Zanin Universidade de Passo Fundo
Lia Mara Wibelinger Universidade de Passo Fundo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v15n3.6344

Keywords:

Rheumatoid Arthritis, Quality of Life, Physical Therapy Specialty.

Abstract

Introduction: rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory rheumatic disease that causes significant musculoskeletal changes, directly interfering with quality of life of affected individuals. Physiotherapy stands out for its safety and presented evolution. Aim: to verify the effects of physiotherapy on quality of life of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis. Materials and Methods: the authors conducted a systematic review in PubMed database from descriptors Rheumatoid Arthritis, Quality of Life and Physical Therapy Specialty, the period from 2009 to 2015. Results: 84 articles met. Initially 15 potentially relevant articles were selected for the study, and after a careful qualitative analysis, we selected 06 complete articles that met the required inclusion criteria. Conclusion: studies indicate that there are a variety of therapeutic methods that enable management of the condition and that the adherence of the individual to the interventional protocol is indispensable to the success of physiotherapy on quality of life in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis.

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Author Biographies

Bruna Knob, Universidade de Passo Fundo

Graduanda do Curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF)

Matheus Santos Gomes Jorge, Universidade de Passo Fundo

Graduando do Curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF), Bolsista Probic da Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (FAPERGS).

Caroline Zanin, Universidade de Passo Fundo

Graduanda do Curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade de Passo Fundo – UPF, Bolsista Pibic do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Lia Mara Wibelinger, Universidade de Passo Fundo

Doutora em Geriatria e Gerontologia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC/RS), Docente do Curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF)