Ergotherapie in der spezialisierten Palliativmedizin: Analyse der therapeutischen Praxis und der Einfluss des Funktionsstatus der Patient:innen

Zusammenfassung

Ziel der Studie

Analyse des Zusammenhangs zwischen funktionellem Status und ergotherapeutischen Maßnahmen.

Methodik

Über drei Monate wurden auf einer Palliativstation ergotherapeutische Interventionen und die Zeit pro Patient:in prospektiv-standardisiert erfasst. Die Maßnahmen wurden dem individuellen funktionellen Status zugeordnet und hinsichtlich Frequenz und Verteilung ausgewertet.

Ergebnisse

Es wurden 333 Kontakte mit 1752 Maßnahmen bei 57 Patient:innen dokumentiert. Pro Patient:in fanden im Mittel 5,8 Kontakte statt, in denen durchschnittlich 5,2 Maßnahmen durchgeführt wurden. Der Maßnahmenfokus variierte mit dem Funktionsstatus: Höhere Werte waren durch ADL-Gehen und funktionelles Training, mittlere durch psychische Stabilisierung und niedrigere durch Positionierungsmaßnahmen geprägt.

Schlussfolgerung

Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Ergotherapie in jedem funktionellen Status zur Anwendung kommt und damit den multidisziplinären Ansatz der Palliativversorgung bedeutend unterstützt.

Abstract

Objective

To analyse the relationship between functional status and occupational therapy measures

Methods

Over a period of three months, occupational therapy interventions and the time spent per patient were recorded prospectively and in a standardised manner in a palliative care unit. The measures were assigned to the individual functional status and evaluated in terms of frequency and distribution.

Results

A total of 333 contacts with 1.752 interventions were documented for 57 patients. On average, there were 5,8 contacts per patient, during which an average of 5,2 interventions were carried out. The focus of the measures varied according to functional status: higher values were characterised by ADL walking and functional training, medium values by psychological stabilisation and lower values by positioning measures.

Conclusion

The results show that occupational therapy is is utilised across all levels of functional status and thus significantly supports the multidisciplinary approach to palliative care.

Schlüsselwörter

Ergotherapie - Palliativmedizin - Multiprofessionell - Lebensqualität - Teilhabe

Keywords

occupational therapy - palliative care - multidisciplinary - quality of life - participation

Publication History

Received: 07 April 2025

Accepted after revision: 07 January 2026

Article published online:
30 January 2026

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