[ID 45338] MODIFIED MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (mMRC) E A SUA RELAÇÃO COM VARIÁVEIS RESPIRATÓRIAS E O TEMPO DE INTERNAÇÃO EM PACIENTES HOSPITALIZADOS COM DOENÇA PULMONAR OBSTRUTIVA CRÔNICA

Abstract

Objetive: To correlate the dyspnea syndrome with the modified Medical Research Council scale (mMRC) with the respiratory and temporal variables of hospitalization in patients with hospitalized chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Method: Cross-sectional observational and descriptive studyin which participated patients from the Santa Casa de Misericórdia (SCM) of Goiânia-GO and the General Hospital of Goiânia Dr. Alberto Rassi (HGG), with the diagnosis of COPD. Vital signs and anthropometric data were collected and the mMRC scale was applied. Results: Twenty-eight participants were evaluated, with a mean age of 74.10 ± 12.46 years; the mean mMRC was 3.10 ± 1.19, there was moderate impairment, no difference of mMRC between men and women (p = 0.503), nor was it found among mMRC with FR (r = -0.035 p = 0.864), SpO2 (r = -0.228 p = 0.222) and length of stay (r = 0.140 p = 0.486), which means that intensive care unit stay and length of stay in the domestic unit are important (r-0,457 p<0,01 e r 0,388 p<0,04 respectively). Conclusion: No differences between dyspnea syndrome and respiratory variables and total hospitalization time were found, but it was possible that they occurred between the MRC and the need for hospitalization and length of stay in intensive care therapy. There is a moderate influence of the dyspnea syndrome to direct the attention to the individuals under hospitalization, in order to minimize the progression of the disorder and greater impairment in the general state of health. DESCRIPTORS: COPD. COPD Assessment Test. mMRC. Dyspnea.