Adaptações de exames para pacientes com mobilidade reduzida: construção de uma cartilha

Abstract

This study aims to contribute to discussions on the adaptation of exams in the medical imaging sector for people with special needs, as well as people with physical limitations. In conventional radiology, professionals use fixed protocols to perform exams. Thus, some exams require patients to respect certain positions and obey certain commands, for example, voice commands for adequate breathing. Therefore, patients who have some physical limitation or reduced mobility are unable to perform the exam properly following the standard protocol. The adaptation of positioning according to the condition of the patient in question may vary from professional to professional. In this project, a literature search was carried out combined with an observation of patients with paraplegia, during an internship period in clinics and hospital environments. This study addressed the main protocols for conventional radiography exams requested by doctors, as well as suggestions for possible modifications for ten radiological exams. The purpose of this study was to develop a digital booklet proposing a standardization to be used by professionals in radiographic exams with patients with physical limitations or reduced mobility. As a result, a digital booklet was created, which can be accessed via a QR Code, with the purpose of helping to optimize care, aiming at the well-being, health and safety of the patient, as well as the ergonomic safety of professionals when performing exams.