scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes, and qualification needs of primary health care professionals in the care of dementia

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (suppl 3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gislaine Desani da Costa ◽  
Odineide Gomes dos Santos ◽  
Maria Amélia de Campos Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dementia Patient ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
Diagnosis Of Dementia ◽  
The City

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the knowledge and attitudes of doctors and nurses in tracking, diagnosing, treating, and monitoring dementias and their educational needs in this area. Method: Cross-sectional study, carried out among 195 doctors and 274 nurses working in teams of the Family Health Strategy (FHS) in the city of São Paulo. The instrument used was Health Care for Dementia: the Primary Care perspective. The data were submitted for descriptive statistics. Results: Among physicians, 64.1% reported routinely diagnosing dementia, but only 23.1% in the mild phase; 89.2% mentioned difficulties in identifying cases of the disease; 94.9%, difficulties in the treatment and monitoring of patients, including the needs to support the caregiver (28.2%); 84.6% of doctors and 79.2% of nurses reported difficulties in monitoring severe cases of the disease. Conclusion: Gaps in knowledge were identified regarding the tracking and diagnosis of dementia, patient monitoring, diagnostic information, and support for the caregiver.

scholarly journals Knowledge of primary health care professionals on health policies for the riverside population

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leandro Barreto da Silva ◽  
Ivaneide Leal Ataíde Rodrigues ◽  
Laura Maria Vidal Nogueira ◽  
Ingrid Fabiane Santos da Silva ◽  
Felipe Valino dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Health Policies ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
Facilitators And Barriers ◽  
The City

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the knowledge of health professionals on the health policies for the riverside population; identify how health practices with this group are developed; and discuss facilitators and barriers for the implementation of these policies. Methods: qualitative and descriptive study with 24 professionals from the Riverside Family Health Strategy Teams in the city of Belém-Pará. Data were collected in individual interviews and analyzed by Content Analysis. Results: although professionals demonstrate knowledge about public health policies, there is a need to expand and strengthen knowledge about health policies for the riverside population. The activities directed to the communities took place in the Unit itself, and some did not occur due to insufficient material and human resources. Final Considerations: the greatest barrier for the organization of health care is the lack of material and human resources, and the most prominent facilitator was the union and cohesion of the health team.

scholarly journals Screening and Brief Intervention for the use of alcohol and other drugs

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (suppl 5) ◽  
pp. 2258-2263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ângela Maria Mendes Abreu ◽  
Rafael Tavares Jomar ◽  
Gunnar Glauco de Cunto Taets ◽  
Maria Helena do Nascimento Souza ◽  
Daiane Belisário Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Brief Intervention ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Screening And Brief Intervention ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
Substance Involvement ◽  
Alcohol And Other Drugs

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the lifetime use of alcohol and other drugs among users of the Family Health Strategy and apply Brief Intervention to problems related to the use of these substances. Method: a descriptive cross-sectional study where 1,031 users of the Family Health Strategy of the city of Rio de Janeiro answered a form with socio-demographic information and the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test. Statistical analysis with simple frequency distribution was performed. Results: the most commonly used drugs in lifetime were alcohol and tobacco; among the illegal drugs, marijuana, hypnotics and cocaine/crack stood out. Those who received most Brief Intervention were users of tobacco, hypnotics, marijuana, cocaine/crack and alcohol. Conclusion: it is important to detect early problems associated with the use of alcohol and other drugs in Primary Care, since it has the promotion/protection of health and the prevention of diseases as priority health practices.

scholarly journals Professional and community satisfaction with the Brazilian family health strategy

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 403-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilian G Perez ◽  
Juliet D Sheridan ◽  
Andrea Y Nicholls ◽  
Katherine E Mues ◽  
Priscila S Saleme ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Pediatric Care ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Health Strategy

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the strengths and limitations of the Family Health Strategy from the perspective of health care professionals and the community. METHODS: Between June-August 2009, in the city of Vespasiano, Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil, a questionnaire was used to evaluate the Family Health Strategy (ESF) with 77 healthcare professionals and 293 caregivers of children under five. Health care professional training, community access to health care, communication with patients and delivery of health education and pediatric care were the main points of interest in the evaluation. Logistic regression analysis was used to obtain odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals as well as to assess the statistical significance of the variables studied. RESULTS: The majority of health care professionals reported their program training was insufficient in quantity, content and method of delivery. Caregivers and professionals identified similar weaknesses (services not accessible to the community, lack of healthcare professionals, poor training for professionals) and strengths (community health worker-patient communications, provision of educational information, and pediatric care). Recommendations for improvement included: more doctors and specialists, more and better training, and scheduling improvements. Caregiver satisfaction with the ESF was found to be related to perceived benefits such as community health agent household visits (OR 5.8, 95%CI 2.8;12.1), good professional-patient relationships (OR 4.8, 95%CI 2.5;9.3), and family-focused health (OR 4.1, 95%CI 1.6;10.2); and perceived problems such as lack of personnel (OR 0.3, 95%CI 0.2;0.6), difficulty with access (OR 0.2, 95%CI 0.1;0.4), and poor quality of care (OR 0.3, 95%CI 0.1;0.6). Overall, 62% of caregivers reported being generally satisfied with the ESF services. CONCLUSIONS: Identifying the limitations and strengths of the Family Health Strategy from the healthcare professional and caregiver perspective may serve to advance primary community healthcare in Brazil.

scholarly journals Relational technologies as instruments of care in the Family Health Strategy

2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 981-987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Fernandes Kerches de Abreu ◽  
Fernanda Amendola ◽  
Monica Martins Trovo
Keyword(s):  
Family Health ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
Final Consideration ◽  
Basic Health Units

ABSTRACT Objective: This article aims to identify the relational technologies used by Family Health Strategy nurses in their daily work when treating patients. Method: Descriptive and cross-sectional study with qualitative approach; conducted between May and July 2015, in three Basic Health Units of the Southern Region of the Municipality of São Paulo, with 19 nurses of the Family Health Strategy. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview, and the speeches were fully transcribed and analyzed according to the technique of content analysis. Results: From the speeches of the participants, three categories emerged, showing the unawareness of the concept, but the valorization of its use; which are the relational technologies used by the participating nurses (communication, listening, empathy and welcoming reception), as well as the report of barriers to the use of relational technologies. Final consideration: Although the nurses value the use of relational technologies, the participants denoted unawareness of the nomenclature and its associated concepts, suggesting superficiality in the understanding and use of these instruments in the context of care in the Family Health Strategy.

Reasons for encounter in primary health care in Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 648-654
Author(s):  
Patricia S Chueiri ◽  
Marcelo Rodrigues Gonçalves ◽  
Lisiane Hauser ◽  
Lucas Wollmann ◽  
Sotero Serrate Mengue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Geographic Region ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
Specialized Care ◽  
Reasons For Encounter

Abstract Background Primary health care (PHC) delivery in Brazil has improved in the last decades. However, it remains unknown whether the Family Health Strategy teams are meeting the health needs of the population. Objectives To describe the reasons for encounter (RFEs) in PHC in Brazil and to examine variations in RFEs according to sex, age and geographic region. Methods This descriptive study is part of a national cross-sectional study conducted in 2016. The sample was stratified by the number of PHC physicians per geographic region. Physicians who had been working for at least 1 year in the same PHC unit were included. For every participating physician, 12 patients aged ≥18 years who had attended at least two encounters were included. Patients were asked about their RFEs, which were classified according to the International Classification of Primary Care. Results In 6160 encounters, a total of 8046 RFEs were coded. Seven reasons accounted for 50% of all RFEs. There was a high frequency of codes related to test results, medication renewal and preventive medicine. RFEs did not vary significantly by sex or geographic region, but they did by age group (P < 0.001). The rates of prescriptions, requests for investigations and referrals to specialized care were 71.1%, 42.8%, and 21.3%, respectively. Conclusion This novel study opened the ‘black box’ of RFEs in PHC in Brazil. These findings can contribute to redefining the scope of PHC services and reorienting work practices in order to improve the quality of PHC in Brazil.

Arterial hypertension in the elderly people in the field of health attention

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 174
Author(s):  
Dyego Anderson Alves de Farias ◽  
Priscilla Medeiros Neves ◽  
Geraldo Eduardo Guedes de Brito
Keyword(s):  
Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Family Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Health Strategy

ABSTRACTObjective: to draw the profile of the hypertensive elderly registered/accompanied in the field of basic health attention. Method: cross sectional study of descriptive characteristic, in which users who were 60 years old or more and who were in the Family Health Strategy program between 2000 and 2009 were analyzed through the HIPERDIA system of João Pessoa-PB city. Data referring to number of hypertensive patients registered in that period and association of hypertension with smoking, sedentary habits and overweigh, classified by sex and age group,  were used. Results: files of 7,156 hypertensive elderly registered/accompanied by HIPERDIA by sex and age group were found, with prevalence of arterial hypertension of 8 % in the period of study. Among these users, 68,4% are female and the age group from 60 to 64 presented the greatest number of hypertensive when both sexes are added (23.6%).  In relation to the presence of associated factors, 49% presented overweigh, 51% had sedentary habits and 15.9% smoked. Conclusion: the hypertensive elderly of João Pessoa showed characteristics which are similar to the other regions of the country. It is necessary to promote and implement public policies towards this population with emphasis on prevention and valorization of the services of Basic Attention. Descriptors: Aged; Hypertension; Primary health careRESUMOObjetivo: traçar o perfil dos idosos hipertensos cadastrados/acompanhados no âmbito da atenção básica de saúde. Método: estudo transversal de cunho descritivo, em que se analisaram por meio do sistema HIPERDIA da cidade de João Pessoa-PB os usuários 60 anos ou mais adscritos a Estratégia de Saúde da Família, entre os anos de 2000 a 2009. Utilizaram-se os dados já tabulados: número de hipertensos cadastrados no período e associação da hipertensão com tabagismo, sedentarismo e sobrepeso estratificados por sexo e faixa etária. Resultados: foram encontrados registros de 7156 idosos hipertensos cadastrados/ acompanhados pelo HIPERDIA por sexo e faixa etária, com prevalência de hipertensão arterial de 8% no período estudado. Destes usuários, 68,4% são do sexo feminino e a faixa etária de 60 a 64 anos apresentou o maior número de hipertensos somado ambos os sexos (23,6%). Quanto à presença de fatores associados, 49% apresentaram sobrepeso, 51% eram sedentários e 15,9% tabagistas. Conclusão: os hipertensos mostraram características semelhantes às demais regiões do país. Faz-se necessário incentivar e implementar políticas públicas voltadas a essa população, enfatizando a prevenção e valorizando os serviços de Atenção Básica. Descritores: Idoso; Hipertensão; Atenção básica; RESUMENObjetivo: trazar el perfil de los ancianos hipertensos registrados/acompañados en el ámbito de la atención básica de salud. Método: estudio transversal de cuño descriptivo, en el que fueron analizados por medio del sistema HIPERDIA de la ciudad de João Pessoa – PB los usuarios de 60 o más años inscritos en la Estrategia de Salud de la familia, entre el año 2000 y el 2009. Fueron utilizados los datos ya procesados: número de hipertensos registrados en el periodo y asociación de la hipertensión con tabaquismo, sedentarismo y obesidad estratificados por sexo y faja etaria. Resultados: fueron encontrados registros de 7156 ancianos hipertensos registrados/acompañados por el HIPERDIA por sexo y faja etaria, con prevalencia de hipertensión arterial de 8% en el periodo estudiado. De estos usuarios el 68,4% son del sexo femenino y los de la faja etaria entre 60 y 64 años presentaron un número mayor de hipertensos de ambos sexos (23,6%). En relación a la presencia de factores asociados el 49% presentaron obesidad, el 51% eran sedentarios y el 15,9% fumadores. Conclusión: los hipertensos mostraron características semejantes a las demás regiones del país. Se hace necesario incentivar e implementar políticas públicas orientadas a dicha población, enfatizando la prevención y dando más valor a los servicios de Atención Básica. Descriptores: Anciano; Hipertensión; Atención primaria de salud.  

scholarly journals Insulin self-administration technique with disposable syringe among patients with diabetes mellitus followed by the family health strategy

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 474-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thaís Santos Guerra Stacciarini ◽  
Ana Emilia Pace ◽  
Vanderlei José Haas
Keyword(s):  
American Diabetes Association ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Administration ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
Family Health Strategy

This cross-sectional study aimed to describe the most common correct and incorrect self-administration techniques for insulin using disposable syringes by patients cared for by the Family Health Strategy (FHS), relate the findings to sociodemographic variables and also identify the professional responsible for teaching this technique. A total of 169 patients were selected by simple random sampling in 37 FHS units in a city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil from August to October 2006. The results identified errors in all the steps recommended by the American Diabetes Association and Brazilian Diabetes Association for the safe administration of insulin, from hand washing to compression on the injection site. The FHS favors the development of interventions focused on the needs of the clientele registered at the unit, stimulating self-care. Results from this study can contribute to the planning of these interventions.

scholarly journals Conicity index in people with hypertension followed in the Brazil’s Family Health Strategy

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natália Carolina de Sousa ◽  
Francielle Renata Danielli Martins Marques ◽  
Graziele Adrieli Rodrigues Pires ◽  
Marcia Glaciela da Cruz Scardoelli ◽  
Anderson da Silva Rêgo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Blood Pressure Control ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Pressure Control ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Anthropometric Parameters ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
Conicity Index

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the conicity index in people with hypertension followed in the Brazil’s Family Health Strategy. Methods: cross-sectional study conducted in a medium-sized municipality located in the state of Paraná. Data collection took place in the first semester of 2016. using an adapted and validated instrument. which addresses attributes of Primary Health Care. Sociodemographic and anthropometric variables and blood pressure were used in the study. The analysis of variance and linear regression was used to analyze the variables. Results: a total of 417 people participated in the study. most were women. elderly. married. with less than eight years of education and retired. Conicity index was prevalent in most of the study population. being significantly associated with the group of people with inadequate blood pressure control and high anthropometric parameters. Conclusions: most of the study participants had altered conicity index. especially those with inadequate blood pressure control.

scholarly journals Avaliação dos atributos essenciais da atenção primária em Montes Claros –MG

Bionorte ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-142
Author(s):  
Ludmila Cotrim Fagundes ◽  
Caio Fagundes Quadros Lima ◽  
Luciana Cristine Dias ◽  
Maria Alice Miranda Fortes ◽  
André Augusto Dias Silveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
The City

Objective:to evaluate the essential attributes of primary care in a Family Health Strategy in the city of Montes Claros -MG from the perspective of the assisted population. Materials and Methods:this is a quantitative and descriptive study, with a sample of 130 patients. The Sociodemographic Questionnaire and the Questionnaire for the Evaluation of the Attributes of Primary Care were applied between the months of September and October 2018. The results were tabulated in an Excel spreadsheet. Results:the four Essential Attributes of Primary Care were mostly answered with a reasonable level of satisfaction or above. Overall average satisfaction was 6.8 points. Conclusion:the reduction of waiting time for appointments with general practitioners and the absence of specialists in the FHS were the main demands. However, in the eyes of users, it was evident that the four Essential Attributes of Primary Health Care, in general, are well exerted.

scholarly journals Relationship of the type of breastfeeding in the sexual function of women

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Bento de Lima Holanda ◽  
Solina Richter ◽  
Regiane Bezerra Campos ◽  
Ruth França Cizino da Trindade ◽  
Juliana Cristina dos Santos Monteiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Function ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Female Sexual Function ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
Vaginal Lubrication

Objective: to relate the type of breastfeeding in the women’s sexual function. Method: a cross-sectional study conducted with 150 women in the postpartum period registered in the Family Health Strategy of a large Brazilian municipality. Two instruments were used: one for characterizing sociodemographic, obstetric and breastfeeding variables, and the Female Sexual Function Index for the sexual function. Descriptive data analysis was performed, comparing the variables of interest using the Analysis of Variance, Brown-Forsythe and Tukey tests. Results: there was statistical significance between the groups that practiced different types of breastfeeding in the vaginal lubrication domain (p = 0.015), with the mothers in mixed or partial breastfeeding presenting a higher score for this domain (3.8). Conclusion: there is a difference in the female sexual function between different types of breastfeeding. Women who presented better vaginal lubrication belonged to the mixed breastfeeding group.

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