Verbal report of seniors for generation of information on the categories used for self-evaluation of the effects of hydrotherapeutic treatment

Abstract

This study comes to demonstrate, as the verbal report can be a rich source of data on the categories of self-evaluation of the clinical-functional evolution established by the subjects in relation to the intervention with hydrotherapy. After the analysis of the 16 woman of a hydrotherapy program reports we met functional clinical seven categories of evolution references: improves in the movements when accomplishing hydrotherapy activities, improves of the sensations and corporal perceptions, functional improves, improves of the level of the pain, improves in the execution of the daily activities and decrease of the medication in use. Those reports can be used as feedback for the physiotherapist when evaluating the approach of the patient's reference, aiding in the creation of a common language and facilitating the use of more specific reinforcement.