scholarly journals Knowledge and practices of Primary Care professionals on diabetic neuropathy: study of social representations

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erlon Gabriel Rego de Andrade ◽  
Ivaneide Leal Ataíde Rodrigues ◽  
Sidney de Assis da Serra Braga ◽  
Laura Maria Vidal Nogueira ◽  
Bruna Alessandra Costa e Silva Panarra ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the knowledge and practices of Primary Health Care professionals about diabetic neuropathy through their social representations. Methods: a qualitative, descriptive study, anchored in the procedural aspect of the Theory of Social Representations. It was carried out in four Family Health Units in Belém-Pará, with 31 professionals from four health teams. Data were produced by individual semi-structured interviews, and the corpus was submitted to content analysis. Results: two thematic categories were defined, showing the participants’ understanding and imagination about neuropathy, as well as the biopsychosocial repercussions of this complication in patients’ daily lives. The multidisciplinary practices developed in the context of disease treatment/prevention and the consequences of this performance were also shown. Final Considerations: professionals’ representations are anchored in neuropathy occurrence due to the deficient standard of care for themselves by patients, which results in the team’s surpassing care attitude as an alternative to illness’ challenges.

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1962
Author(s):  
Alexis Pereira da Silva ◽  
Cristal Marinho Corrêa ◽  
Jaqueline Almeida Guimarães Barbosa ◽  
Carolina Marques Borges ◽  
Marina Celly Martins Ribeiro de Souza

RESUMO Objetivo: analisar as representações dos profissionais da Atenção Primária acerca do aconselhamento em HIV/AIDS e sífilis às gestantes. Método: estudo qualitativo, fundamentado na Teoria das Representações Sociais, com dez enfermeiros e três médicos atuantes na Estratégia de Saúde da Família. A coleta de dados ocorreu por meio de entrevista aberta com roteiro semiestruturado e a análise seguiu o Método de Análise Estrutural da Narração. Resultados: emergiram as categorias empíricas “Representações sobre o aconselhamento em HIV/AIDS e sífilis” e “Representações sobre a prevenção do HIV/AIDS e sífilis”. Conclusão: os profissionais reconhecem a importância da prevenção do HIV/AIDS e sífilis. No entanto, encontram dificuldades para realizá-la por meio do aconselhamento. É fundamental que sejam capacitados e que investimentos sejam feitos pelas instituições, nesse sentido, visando a melhorias no funcionamento dos serviços. Descritores: Aconselhamento; Atenção Primária à Saúde; Estratégia Saúde da Família; Gestantes; Cuidados de Enfermagem.ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the representations of Primary Care professionals about HIV / AIDS counseling and syphilis among pregnant women. Method: a qualitative study, based on the Theory of Social Representations, with ten nurses and three physicians working in the Family Health Strategy. Data collection was done through an open interview with semi-structured script and the analysis followed the Method of Structural Analysis of Narration. Results: empirical categories "Representations on HIV / AIDS and syphilis counseling" and "Representations on HIV / AIDS and syphilis prevention" emerged. Conclusion: professionals recognize the importance of HIV / AIDS and syphilis prevention. However, they find it difficult to do so through counseling. It is essential that they be trained and that investments are made by the institutions, in this sense, aiming at improvements in the functioning of the services. Descriptors: Counseling; Primary Health Care; Family Health Strategy; Pregnant Women; Nursing Care.RESUMENObjetivo: analizar las representaciones de los profesionales de la Atención Primaria acerca del asesoramiento en VIH / SIDA y sífilis a las gestantes. Método: estudio cualitativo, fundamentado en la Teoría de las Representaciones Sociales, con diez enfermeros y tres médicos actuantes en la Estrategia de Salud de la Familia.  La recolección de datos ocurrió por medio de una entrevista abierta con un itinerario semiestructurado y el análisis siguió el Método de Análisis Estructural de la Narración. Resultados: emergieron las categorías empíricas "Representaciones sobre el asesoramiento en VIH / SIDA y sífilis" y "Representaciones sobre la prevención del VIH / SIDA y la sífilis". Conclusión: los profesionales reconocen la importancia de la prevención del VIH / SIDA y la sífilis. Sin embargo, encuentran dificultades para realizarla a través del asesoramiento. Es fundamental que sean capacitados y que las inversiones sean realizadas por las instituciones, en ese sentido, buscando mejoras en el funcionamiento de los servicios. Descriptores: Consejo; Atención Primaria de Salud; Estrategia de Salud Familiar; Mujeres Embarazadas; Atención de Enfermería.


2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 131-169
Author(s):  
Ana Lilia Souza Barbosa Barbosa ◽  
Alef Diogo da Silva Santana ◽  
Ednaldo Cavalcante de Araújo ◽  
Paula Daniella de Abreu ◽  
Marcos Soares de Lima ◽  
...  

Objetivo: Identificar las representaciones sociales de las trabajadoras sexuales travestis sobre la calidad de vida. Material y Método: Estudio cualitativo, descriptivo, exploratorio, basado en la Teoría de las Representaciones Sociales, desarrollado con siete travestis trabajadoras sexuales. La producción de los datos se llevó a cabo con entrevistas semiestructuradas y posteriormente se transcribieron, validaron y analizaron a partir del Análisis de contenido temático.Resultados: Surgieron tres clases: 1) Acceso a la salud como principio de calidad de vida; 2) El apoyo de las organizaciones no gubernamentales en la visibilidad y respeto a las demandas de las personas trans y 3) Los vínculos sociales como herramienta útil en el sentido de la calidad de vida.Consideraciones finales: Las representaciones se ubican en la necesidad de acceso a servicios de salud libres de prejuicios; el apoyo de las organizaciones no gubernamentales en el reconocimiento de sus potencialidades y singularidades mediante el establecimiento de vínculos afectivos, solidarios, leales y de confianza, y en el establecimiento de lazos sociales producidos con vecinos y amigos para afrontar las dificultades vividas cotidianamente. Objective: To identify the social representations of transvestite sex professionals regarding quality of life.Material and Method: A qualitative, descriptive, exploratory study, anchored in the Theory of Social Representations, developed with seven professional transvestites of sex. The data production was carried out with semi-structured interviews and later transcribed, validated and analyzed from the Thematic Content Analysis.Results: Three categories emerged: 1) Access to health as a principle to quality of life; 2) Support of non-governmental organizations in the visibility and respect to the demands of the trans population and 3) Social ties as a propositional tool in the meaning of quality of life.Final considerations: The representations are located in the need to access health services free of prejudice; in the support of non-governmental organizations in the recognition of their potentialities and singularities, establishing affective bonds of support, loyalty and trust; and in the establishment of social bonds produced with neighbors and friends to face the difficulties experienced daily. Objetivo: identificar as representações sociais de travestis profissionais do sexo sobre qualidade de vida. Material e Método: Estudo qualitativo, descritivo, exploratório, ancorado na Teoria das Representações Sociais, desenvolvido com sete travestis profissionais do sexo. A produção dos dados foi realizada com entrevistas semiestruturadas e posteriormente transcritas, validadas e analisadas a partir da Análise de Conteúdo Temática. Resultados: Emergiram-se três categorias: 1) O acesso à saúde como princípio à qualidade de vida; 2) Apoio das organizações não governamentais na visibilidade e respeito às demandas das pessoas trans e 3) Os laços sociais como ferramenta propositiva no significado da qualidade de vida.Considerações finais: As representações estão situadas na necessidade de acesso aos serviços de saúde livre de preconceitos; no apoio das organizações não governamentais no reconhecimento de suas potencialidades e singularidades estabelecendo vínculos afetivos, de apoio, lealdade e confiança; e no estabelecimento dos laços sociais produzidos com vizinhos e amigos para o enfrentamento das dificuldades vivenciadas diariamente.


2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 935-941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline de Souza ◽  
Letícia Yamawaka de Almeida ◽  
Margarita Antonia Villar Luis ◽  
Andreia Fernanda Nievas ◽  
Tatiana Maria Coelho Veloso ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the management of mental health needs in primary care as perceived by Family Health Strategy professionals. Method: this was a qualitative descriptive exploratory study developed within the coverage area of five family health teams. The data were collected using observation, group interviews, individual semi-structured interviews, and focus groups. Content analysis was conducted using text analysis software and interpretation was based on the corresponding analytical structures. Results: numerous and challenging mental health demands occur in this setting, for which the teams identified care resources; however, they also indicated difficulties, especially related to the operationalization and integration of such resources. Conclusion: there is a need for a care network sensitive to mental health demands that are better coordinated and more effectively managed.


2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Vasques Camelo dos Santos ◽  
Cláudia Maria de Mattos Penna

In this qualitative case study based on the Comprehensive Sociology of Everyday Life, the aim was to describe the daily situations that require the use of health services from the perspectives of health care professionals and users. We interviewed 15 professionals and 17 users at three Family Health Team units in a city in the State of Minas Gerais State, using a script with open questions. The data were subject to content analysis. It was shown that the demands result from a combination of the population's social, individual and cultural factors. Care is delivered based on the users' spontaneous and, for the professionals, usually, the users are interested in a consultation, generally medical, including referral to specialists and free distribution of medicines. These findings indicate that health care needs to transcend the biological body and understand other dimensions that comprise the users' daily lives in search of problem solving.


Author(s):  
Neusa Collet ◽  
Annanda Fernandes de Moura Bezerra Batista ◽  
Vanessa Medeiros da Nóbrega ◽  
Maria Helena do Nascimento Souza ◽  
Leiliane Teixeira Bento Fernandes

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the needs of pre-adolescents with type 1 diabetes regarding self-care support for disease management. Method: Qualitative study conducted between October and December 2016 with pre-adolescents seen at a hospital outpatient clinic and at Family Health Units; semi-structured interviews were used. Data were analyzed using a thematic analysis based on the theoretical basis of self-care support. Results: Nine pre-adolescents participated in the study. It was identified that in order to build self-efficacy, pre-adolescents need to overcome the disease denial phase, know how to handle feelings triggered by the need for lifestyle changes, receive support from their families and social networks, and have the self-awareness and self-perception needed to feel secure in managing their diabetes. Conclusion: The intrinsic challenges of adolescence and the way pre-adolescents with diabetes handle the disease have an influence on diabetes management and create needs that must be appreciated by health care professionals in order to provide self-care support.


2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 943
Author(s):  
Daniella Santos Figueredo ◽  
Ivonete Teresinha Schulter Buss Heidemann ◽  
Gisele Cristina Manfrini Fernandes ◽  
Aline Megumi Arakawa-Belaunde ◽  
Lays Souza De Oliveira ◽  
...  

RESUMO Objetivo: conhecer as práticas de promoção da saúde articuladas aos determinantes sociais e desenvolvidas por profissionais da Atenção Primária à Saúde. Método: trata-se de estudo qualitativo, descritivo, exploratório. Realizaram-se 19 entrevistas semiestruturadas com profissionais de saúde inseridos em duas Unidades Básicas de Saúde. Avaliaram-se os dados a partir da técnica de Análise de Conteúdo na modalidade Análise Temática. Resultados: desenvolvem-se as práticas de Promoção da Saúde, em sua maioria, em grupos de educação em saúde, com orientações sobre mudança de estilo de vida durante as consultas agendadas. Apontaram-se, como potencialidades, o adequado processo de trabalho das equipes de saúde, o apoio e o incentivo da gestão atual e o vínculo com a comunidade. Citaram-se, como principais desafios, a demanda excessiva de usuários para consultas individuais e a falta de recursos humanos, apontando algumas fragilidades da gestão. Conclusão: ressalta-se a pertinência da Promoção da Saúde na Atenção Primária como forma de cuidado e autonomia do indivíduo e da comunidade, considerando os determinantes sociais, mas requerendo investimentos na educação permanente frente aos desafios apontados. Descritores: Promoção da Saúde; Estratégia Saúde da Família; Determinantes Sociais da Saúde; Atenção Primária à Saúde; Enfermagem; Equidade em Saúde.ABSTRACT Objective: to know the practices of health promotion articulated to social determinants and developed by Primary Health Care professionals. Method: this is a qualitative, descriptive, exploratory study. Nineteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with health professionals enrolled in two Basic Health Units. Data were evaluated using the Content Analysis technique in the Thematic Analysis modality. Results: health promotion practices are developed, mostly in health education groups, with orientations on lifestyle changes during the scheduled consultations. As potentialities, the adequate work process of the health teams, the support and the incentive of the current management and the bond with the community were pointed out. The main challenges were the excessive user demand for individual consultations and the lack of human resources, pointing out some management weaknesses. Conclusion: the relevance of Health Promotion in Primary Care as a form of care and autonomy of the individual and of the community, considering the social determinants, but requiring investments in the permanent education facing the challenges pointed out. Descriptors: Health Promotion; Family Health Strategy; Social Determinants of Health; Primary Health Care; Nursing; Equity in Health.RESUMEN Objetivo: conocer las prácticas de promoción de la salud articuladas a los determinantes sociales y desarrolladas por profesionales de la Atención Primaria a la Salud. Método: se trata de un estudio cualitativo, descriptivo, exploratorio. Se realizaron 19 entrevistas semiestructuradas con profesionales de salud insertados en dos Unidades Básicas de Salud. Se evaluaron los datos a partir de la técnica de Análisis de Contenido en la modalidad Análisis Temático. Resultados: se desarrollan las prácticas de Promoción de la Salud, en su mayoría, en grupos de educación en salud, con orientaciones sobre cambio de estilo de vida durante las consultas programadas. Se señalaron, como potencialidades, el adecuado proceso de trabajo de los equipos de salud, el apoyo y el incentivo de la gestión actual y el vínculo con la comunidad. Se citaron, como principales desafíos, la demanda excesiva de usuarios para consultas individuales y la falta de recursos humanos, apuntando algunas debilidades de la gestión. Conclusión: se resalta la pertinencia de la Promoción de la Salud en la Atención Primaria como forma de cuidado y autonomía del individuo y de la comunidad, considerando los determinantes sociales, pero requiriendo inversiones en la educación permanente frente a los desafíos señalados. Descriptores: Promoción de la Salud, Estrategia de la Salud Familiar; Determinantes Sociales de la Salud; Enfermería; Equidad en Salud.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-164
Author(s):  
Thomas Hughes ◽  
Mikkel Brok-Kristensen ◽  
Yosha Gargeya ◽  
Anne Mette Worsøe Lottrup ◽  
Ask Bo Larsen ◽  
...  

AbstractBackgroundWith the major advances in treatment of haemophilia in recent decades, people with haemophilia (PwH) are more protected in their daily lives than ever before. However, recent studies point to persisting or increasing patient experience of uncertainty.AimsThe aim of this article is to further investigate findings related to how PwH understand and cope with uncertainty around their protection in their everyday life, one of the main themes identified in a large-scale ethnographic study of the everyday life of PwH, including beliefs and experiences related to their condition, their treatment, and their personal ways of managing the condition.MethodsThe study used ethnographic research methods. Five haemophilia experts provided historical and disease area context prior to the initiation of field research. During field research, study researchers collected data through 8–12 hours of participant observation, semi-structured interviews, written exercises, facilitated group dialogues, and on-site observations of the interactions of PwH with friends, family, and health care professionals (HCPs). Study researchers also conducted on-site observation at haemophilia treatment centres (HTCs) and interviewed HCPs. The study employed a multi-tiered grounded theory approach and combined data were analysed using techniques such as inductive and deductive analysis, cross-case analysis, challenge mapping, and clustering exercises. This article explores findings related to uncertainty and thus focuses on a subset of the data from the study.ResultsFifty-one PwH in Italy, Germany, Spain, UK, and Ireland were interviewed and followed in their daily lives, and 18 HCPs were interviewed. Fifty-two per cent (n=26/50) of PwH in the study experience difficulties translating clinical understanding of protection into specific activities in everyday life. Many have developed their own mental models and care adaptations to navigate treatment uncertainy: these seldom match the medical community's view. These mental models of protection among PwH can cause distress and influence behaviour in a way that can limit possibilities, and/or increase risk. There is also a prevalent tension in the strategies PwH have for managing their protection in terms of day-to-day vs. long-term ambitions.ConclusionsThese findings on PwH's experience of treatment uncertainty suggest a need to develop tools and communication materials to help PwH better understand the protection provided by their treatment regimen and what that means practically for everyday life.


2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Machado da Silva ◽  
Maria de Lourdes Denardin Budó ◽  
Celso Leonel Silveira ◽  
Marcio Rossato Badke ◽  
Margrid Beuter

The purpose of this study was to understand the concepts underlying the health-disease-care process of subjects with systemic arterial hypertension, as well as the meaning of this disease in their lives. It consists of a qualitative descriptive study. Study participants were nine subjects with arterial hypertension, in follow-up with a family health team. The study utilized semi-structured interviews, observation and documentary analysis for data collection. Data were analyzed through thematic analysis. There was a unanimous feeling among the participants that hypertension, despite being a chronic illness, does not represent a disease condition. This is attributed to the fact that this illness does not present physical symptoms, added to the ability to stabilize pressure levels with the correct use of medication. This position was also associated with the long period of time in which they experience this chronic condition. For these reasons, these subjects define themselves as healthy people. Therefore, it is verified that these subjects have learned how to live "with" hypertension rather than "despite" it.


2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilse S. Meyer ◽  
Alwyn Louw ◽  
Dawn Ernstzen

Background: Clinical education is widely considered to be the cornerstone of health care professionals’ education. Clinical educators (CEs) fulfil many roles and act as both mentors and assessors in the learning process of students’ undergraduate health care professions education. However, changing from being a mentor to being an assessor may present particular challenges for both the CE and the students.Objective: To explore students’ perceptions of how the dual role of a CE as mentor and assessor influenced the teaching–learning (T-L) relationship.Method: A qualitative descriptive study, involving seven individual semi-structured interviews and two focus group discussions, was conducted with students in the Division of Physiotherapy, Stellenbosch University. A contextualised interpretive content analysis was used to analyse the data. By following an iterative process, themes were identified and categories were reviewed and refined.Results: Challenges were experienced when CEs had to act and change as both mentors and assessors to the needs of the students. This influenced the T-L relationship and consequently impacted the learning of students. The expectations of students and CEs were often not fulfilled. Contradictions were disclosed regarding the dual role of CEs.Conclusion: The findings of the study, grounded in the perceptions and experiences of students on the dual role of the CE, are highlighted. It is important to consider the challenges that the students face in order to minimise any negative effects these challenges could have on students’ learning processes.


2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 407
Author(s):  
Dionasson Altivo Marques ◽  
Graziela Lonardoni De Paula ◽  
Carolina Lambert De Souza ◽  
Cristina Arreguy-Sena ◽  
Marcelo Da Silva Alves ◽  
...  

RESUMOObjetivo: compreender como as equipes multiprofissionais de uma Unidade de Atenção Primária à Saúde de um município da Zona da Mata Mineira percebem as suas contribuições na assistência aos indivíduos que sofrem psiquicamente e quais concepções as alicerçam. Método: estudo qualitativo, descritivo e exploratório, com seis profissionais, em que os dados foram produzidos por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas e analisados seguindo-se o referencial de Peplau e de rede de apoio. Utilizou-se o software NVivo®Pro, versão 11, para a compilação dos dados, com a Análise de Conteúdo Temática. Resultados: os significados das narrativas resultaram em duas categorias temáticas <<Processo de ressocialização e <<Indivíduos em sofrimento psíquico>>. Conclusão: constataram-se a presença de traços de discriminação e as potentes normas sociais as quais os indivíduos com transtornos mentais estão permanentemente submetidos, demonstrando a necessidade de reflexão e reordenação das ações profissionais nesse contexto assistencial. Descritores: Saúde Mental; Estresse Psicológico; Atenção Primária à Saúde; Socialização; Padrão de Cuidado; Avaliação em Saúde.    ABSTRACT Objective: to understand how the multiprofessional teams of a Primary Health Care Unit of a municipality in the Zona da Mata Mineira perceive their contributions in assisting individuals who suffer psychically and which conceptions support them. Method: a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study with six professionals, in which the data was produced through semi-structured interviews and analyzed according to the Peplau reference and support network. The software NVivo®Pro, version 11, was used to compile the data with thematic content analysis. Results: the meanings of the narratives resulted in two thematic categories << Process of resocialization and << Individuals in psychic suffering >>. Conclusion: the presence of traits of discrimination and the powerful social norms to which the individuals with mental disorders are permanently submitted, demonstrated the necessity of reflection and reordering of the professional actions in this assistance context. Descriptors: Mental Health; Psychological Stress; Primary Health Care; Socialization; Standard of Care; Health Evaluation.RESUMEN Objetivo: comprender cómo los equipos multiprofesionales de una Unidad de Atención Primaria a la Salud de un municipio de la Zona de Mata Minera perciben sus contribuciones en la asistencia a los individuos que sufren psíquicamente y cuáles concepciones las cimientan. Método: estudio cualitativo, descriptivo y exploratorio, con seis profesionales, en que los datos fueron producidos por medio de entrevistas semiestructuradas y analizadas siguiendo el referencial de Peplau y de red de apoyo. Se utilizó el software NVivo®Pro, versión 11, para la compilación de los datos, con la Análisis de Contenido Temático. Resultados: los significados de las narrativas resultaron en dos categorías temáticas << Proceso de resocialización y << Individuos en sufrimiento psíquico >>. Conclusión: se constataron la presencia de rasgos de discriminación y las potentes normas sociales a las cuales los individuos con trastornos mentales están permanentemente sometidos, demostrando la necesidad de reflexión y reordenación de las acciones profesionales en ese contexto asistencial. Descriptores: Salud Mental; Estrés Psicológico; Atención Primaria a la Salud; Socialización; Padrón de Cuidado; Avaliación en Salud.1,2,3Mestres, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora/UFJF. Juiz de Fora


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