TELE CARE IN THE EMERGENCY REMOTE TEACHING OF SUPERVISED INTERNSHIP IN PHYSIOTHERAPY IN THE COMMUNITY AREA: AN EXPERIENCE REPORT

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1592622213103

• Palavras-chave: Clinical internship. College education. Professional qualification.

• Keywords: Clinical internship. College education. Professional qualification.

• Abstract:

  The supervised internship in Physiotherapy is of a curricular and mandatory nature, whose objective is to offer students the experience of the reality of the professional routine, to develop the skills and competences essential for the exercise of the profession. With the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, changes were necessary in the teaching-learning process of the supervised internship in Physiotherapy, such as carrying it out remotely, including the internship in the Community area. In view of this, the present article aimed to report the potential and challenges of carrying out the community internship through teleservices during the COVID-19 pandemic of the Physiotherapy course of a Public University in the interior of Bahia.A descriptive study of the experience report type was carried out based on the experience and reflections of teachers of the Physiotherapy course of aPublic University of the interior of Bahiafrom July 2020 to July 2021, using observation and field diary for data collection. Times a week. Most patients were adults and elderly with neuro-musculoskeletal problems. Physiotherapy was able to contribute to physical and mental health, positively impacting the functionality and quality of life of patients, who reported improvement in musculoskeletal pain, anxiety symptoms and greater willingness to perform activities of daily living.