Lived Experiences of Physiotherapists in Caring for People with Advanced Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in Portugal: A Phenomenological Study.

ABSTRACT: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that has a multidimensional impact on a person's life, with symptoms associated with a significant loss of autonomy. Specialized palliative care (PC) should be provided early and throughout the course of the disease. Indeed, physiotherapists should be understood as integral members of the multidisciplinary team in PC, in the care and improvement of the quality of life of these people. This study aimed to describe the lived experience of physiotherapists in the context of intervention in people with advanced ALS and their families. Descriptive phenomenology was employed as a framework for conducting semi-structured interviews to reveal experiences. Sixteen physiotherapists who performed interventions on at least one person with advanced ALS i

SUBMITTER: Monteiro A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12024422 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature