Resumo (EN)
Objective – To outline an epidemiological profile of the patient in physical therapy in Home Care in the State of São Paulo. Methods – For this study, data collection was conducted through analysis of medical records of patients in home care physical therapy in the State of São Paulo in 2010. Results – The sample consisted of 412 patients, ranging in age from 01 to 98 years, the demand for domiciliary physiotherapy service is mainly caused by chronic diseases, and most individuals who use this type of service are concentrated in the age group 61 to 90 years, mostly composed of women and that the main aim of physiotherapy is the home made motor rehabilitation in patients with sequelae of stroke, a disease that affects most patients who use this type of care. Most patients treated had a considerable improvement in a short period of treatment, demonstrating the effectiveness of physiotherapy at home. Conclusion – This study concludes that the main pathologies that require this type of treatment are chronic diseases, in a mean age of 75 years, whose population benefits from physical therapy treatment approaches in early.