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- Title
Adherence to tuberculosis treatment in Primary Health Care: perception of patients and professionals in a large municipality.
- Authors
Ale Beraldo, Aline; de Paula Andrade, Rubia Laine; Halax Orfão, Nathália; da Silva-Sobrinho, Reinaldo Antônio; Galvão Pinto, Érika Simone; Domingues Wysocki, Anneliese; Firmino Brunello, Maria Eugênia; Aparecida Monroe, Aline; Marina Scatena, Lúcia; Scatena Villa, Tereza Cristina
- Abstract
Objective: Analyze the actions developed in Primary Health Care (PHC) to promote adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment in the perception of patients and nursing team. Methods: Cross-sectional epidemiological study conducted at the PHC of Campinas-SP, through structured interviews with 18 corresponding questions on the perception of professionals (183) and patients (165). Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were used. Results: Actions such as the promotion of autonomy and time for the patient to talk about doubts and concerns, guidance to seek information in books and/or on the Internet on the disease, and for the family to perform TB tests, undergo directly observed treatment, schedule monthly consultations, delivery of written information on treatment and incentive were actions more perceived by the professionals than patients reported receiving. Conclusions: The identification of gaps in the offer of actions for adherence to TB treatment can help health services to change and improve the practice and the epidemiological scenario of the disease.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; TUBERCULOSIS treatment; ATTITUDE (Psychology); CHI-squared test; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research; FISHER exact test; HEALTH; INTERVIEWING; MEDICAL care; MEDICAL personnel; PATIENT-professional relations; PATIENT compliance; PATIENT education; PRIMARY health care; PROBABILITY theory; INFORMATION resources; INFORMATION-seeking behavior; CROSS-sectional method; PATIENTS' attitudes; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PATIENT autonomy
- Publication
Anna Nery School Journal of Nursing / Escola Anna Nery Revista de Enfermagem, 2017, Vol 21, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
1414-8145
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/2177-9465-EAN-2017-0075