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Salud Mental 2014; 37 (1)
Remisión sintomática y recuperación funcional en pacientes que padecen esquizofrenia
Valencia M, Caraveo J, Colin R, Verduzco W, Corona F
Idioma: Español
Referencias bibliográficas: 151
Paginas: 59-74
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RESUMEN
Recientemente los conceptos de remisión sintomática y recuperación
funcional en los pacientes que padecen esquizofrenia han recibido
una considerable atención por parte de los clínicos y los investigadores.
El interés en estos aspectos tiene que ver con la propuesta realizada
en el 2005 por el “Grupo de trabajo para evaluar la remisión en
esquizofrenia”, con el objetivo de proponer una definición de remisión
sintomática, así como el desarrollo de criterios operacionales para su
evaluación. La remisión sintomática se evalúa utilizando ocho reactivos
de la escala PANSS, los cuales deben puntuar tres o menos, con
una duración mínima de seis meses de remisión. En Europa, desde el
2006, también se han propuesto criterios para evaluar la respuesta
al tratamiento, así como la remisión sintomática. La remisión se puede
evaluar usando una fórmula para calcular el porcentaje de reducción
de síntomas desde el inicio del tratamiento de acuerdo al PANSS.
También se han desarrollado criterios para evaluar la recuperación
funcional que incluyen la combinación de aspectos clínicos
y psicosociales, que se deben mantener por lo menos por dos años
consecutivos, incluyendo dimensiones como el funcionamiento psicosocial,
el funcionamiento cognitivo y la calidad de vida. En el presente
artículo se revisa la investigación respecto a los conceptos de remisión
sintomática y recuperación funcional en los pacientes afectados
por esta patología, incluyendo estudios clínicos, epidemiológicos,
estudios de revisión y meta-análisis publicados entre enero de 1970
a julio de 2013. Se incluyeron 62 estudios sobre remisión sintomática/
recuperación funcional, con un total de 94 940 pacientes, con
un seguimiento de seis meses a 37 años. También se incluyeron 32
estudios de recuperación funcional, con un total de 6 483 pacientes,
con un seguimiento de dos a 42 años. Los resultados indican que
entre el 20 y el 97% de los pacientes pueden lograr la remisión sintomática,
mientras que entre el 10 y el 68% alcanzan la recuperación
funcional. Se ha recomendado el uso de estos criterios en la práctica
clínica y en la investigación científica.
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