ASTHMA IN PRIMARY CARE: THE ROLE OF BASIC HEALTH UNITS IN THE PREVENTION OF EXACERBATIONS

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines the adverse reaction to the medication as a harmful or unwanted reaction that appears after the administration of a medicines used to prevent or treat a disease or symptoms. The irrational use of medications is a serious problem and is related when the patient purchases medicines with no indication or professional guidance on their use. This leads to exposure to problems related to medications, as well as adverse reactions, directing the population to Primary Care units. In this context, there is a need for the insertion of the pharmacist providing clinical services in these units. The work aimed to carry out a systematic review of the literature of studies on Pharmaceutical Care in Basic Health Units and the impacts on the irrational use of medicines, as well as the role of the pharmacist in this process. Initially, 53 articles were selected from the SciELO, LILACS and BVS databases, where only 2 articles met the inclusion criteria of the review. It was evident that the monitoring of a professional providing Pharmaceutical Care and guiding patients to the best use of their medicines received in Primary Care is beneficial to the health of the population. Just as this professional would increase the number of assisted inhabitants, in addition to reducing the practice of self-medication. In addition, the authors of both articles also show that the importance of the pharmacist in Primary Care, acting in addition to Pharmaceutical Assistance, also in Pharmaceutical Care, presents better management of resources used in the municipality's pharmacy.

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Situação constrangedora envolvendo profissionais das Unidades Básicas de Saúde do município de Porto Velho/Rondônia

Enfermagem em Foco ◽

10.21675/2357-707x.2011.v2.nsup.92 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2 (SUP) ◽

pp. 94-97

Author(s):

Flávio Salomão Miranda ◽

Daniele Ferreira Garcia ◽

Maria Rita Soares do Nascimento Barreto

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Health Promotion ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Basic Health ◽

Education And Health ◽

The City ◽

Transversal Study ◽

Porto Velho ◽

Basic Health Units

Este estudo tem por objetivo estimar as situações constrangedoras envolvendo profissionais das Unidades Básicas de Saúde do município de Porto Velho/Rondônia, caracterizar o fenômeno da violência contra os profissionais de saúde no local de trabalho, abordar aspectos relativos à violência e suas implicações na área de saúde e conhecer os fatores considerados importantes no que tange à violência contra profissionais de saúde. Os dados coletados com médicos, enfermeiros e dentistas, mediante estudo transversal, apontaram que há relevância de aproximação das áreas de educação e de saúde, eixos fundamentais para uma melhor possibilidade de enfrentamento da problemática da violência.Descritores: Violência, Promoção de Saúde, Prevenção.Embarrassing involving professional Basic Health Units of the city of Old Port/RondôniaThis study aims to estimate the embarrassing situations involving professionals from primary care units in the city of Porto Velho, Rondônia, to characterize the phenomenon of violence against health professionals in the workplace, addressing issues related to violence and its implications on health and determining the factors considered important when it comes to violence against health professionals. The data collected by health professionals, doctors, nurses and dentists, by means of transversal study showed that there is relevance to approximate the areas of education and health, the cornerstones for a better chance of coping with problems of violence.Descriptors: Violence, Health Promotion, Prevention.Situación embarazosa con profesionales de las Unidades Básicas de Salud del município de Puerto Viejo/RondôniaEsse estúdio tiene como objetivo estimar las situaciones embarazosas de profesionales de unidades de atención primaria en la ciudad de Porto Velho, Rondônia, para caracterizar el fenómeno de la violencia contra los profesionales de la salud en el lugar de trabajo, abordando temas relacionados con la violencia y sus consecuencias en la salud y la determinación de los factores considerados importantes cuando se trata de la violencia contra los profesionales de la salud. Los datos recogidos por esses profesionales como médicos, enfermeras y dentistas, por medio de estudio transversal mostró que es pertinente la aproximación de las áreas de educación y salud, factores fundamentales para una mejor oportunidad de hacer frente a los problemas de la violencia.Descriptores: Violencia, Promoción de la Salud, Prevención.

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Management of basic health units in municipalities of different size: profile and management instruments

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP ◽

10.1590/s0080-6234201400005000018 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 48 (5) ◽

pp. 907-914 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Brígida Gimenez Carvalho ◽

Marina Peduzzi ◽

Elisabete de Fátima Polo de Almeida Nunes ◽

Fernanda de Souza Leite ◽

Jaqueline Alcântara Marcelino da Silva

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Work Experience ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Basic Health ◽

Graduate Degrees ◽

Size Profile ◽

Work Management ◽

Basic Health Units ◽

Structured Questionnaire

Objective To identify the characteristics of managers and their use of management instruments in primary care and to analyze differences in these features among municipalities of different sizes. Method The present cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at 108 basic health units from 21 municipalities in northern Paraná, Brazil. The data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire during the second half of 2010. Results Most managers had graduate degrees and were female and nurses. The managers from the small municipalities were younger, their payment was lower, and they had less work experience. The use of management instruments was expressive for both the organization and work management; however, the instruments were used less in the small municipalities. Conclusion The managers were committed to their role; it is recommended that policies and guidance should be formulated at the federal and state levels to support small municipalities.

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