Marina Nascimento de Moraes

Fatores determinantes para o abandono do tratamento da tuberculose: representações dos usuários de um hospital público

Objetivou-se identificar e analisar os fatores determinantes que levaram os pacientes a abandonarem o tratamento para tuberculose. Estudo exploratorio, descritivo e qualitativo, realizado com 15 pacientes internados em um hospital de Joao Pessoa (PB), Brasil. Utilizou-se uma entrevista semiestruturada e a analise de conteudo de Bardin. Os motivos elencados foram etilismo, uso de drogas, reacoes adversas, problemas socioeconomicos, motivos religiosos, dificuldades de acesso ao tratamento, vinculo com os profissionais de saude, e a sensacao de cura antes do termino do tratamento. A tuberculose ainda carece de atencao pelos gestores e o abandono do tratamento interfere no processo de cura.

Discourse of the Collective Subject regarding Education of Health in the Aging Process: a descriptive study

Aim: To understand the experiences of health professionals whose work focuses on health education aimed at the elderly in Family Health Strategy, and identify successful actions. Methodology: This is qualitative research, with an exploratory and descriptive approach, performed with twelve professionals that work or worked with education in health focused on the elderly in Family Health Units, in the city of Campina Grande, in the Brazilian state of Paraiba. The data was collected from April to May 2010, and then submitted to the technique of analysis called Discourse of the Collective Subject. At all times, this study followed the standards set by the Resolution 196/96. Results: From the information obtained, three main ideas arose, which revealed countless fragilities found in elderly health care, as well as demonstrations of strength and self-determination by the professionals in order to go the extra mile. Conclusion: It is necessary to improve and invest in professionals and instruments/methodologies used by these professionals, as well as to motivate the use of alternative therapeutic practices.

Knowledge of Pap screening on elderly

Objective : To investigate womens knowledge of a group of elderly women on gynecological examination and ascertain the level of understanding of older women about HPV and its consequences. Method : descriptive, exploratory study with a qualitative approach conducted with ten women, aged between 60 and 80 years old in the group dance reborn city Mogeiro, PB. For data collection, we used the technique of semi-structured interview and a form with open questions. The research followed the Resolution 466/2012 of the CNS as appreciation of the Ethics Committee of the Universidade Estadual da Paraiba (UEPB), obtaining approval under Protocol 0660.0.133.000-11. Results : Most of the women interviewed has an empirical understanding of the gynecological examination, considering the important, but do not realize it periodically. Regarding HPV, all the elderly are completely unaware. Conclusion : it is necessary the development of educational activities on the subject with the elderly, in order to clarify the importance of the gynecologic examination to reduce morbimortalidades resulting from neoplasms of the cervix and infestations of sexually transmitted diseases. Keywords : cervical cancer, pap smears, elderly