Nursing care practices for people with Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases

Abstract

Objective: To understand care practices for people with Chronic Noncommunicable Disease, developed by Primary Health Care nurses in a municipality in southern Brazil. Method: Qualitative study, developed through the Discourse of the Collective Subject. Twenty-three nurses from the Family Health Strategy participated. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed by the health promotion framework. Results: Nurses care practices for people with chronic disease present themselves through the home visit, individual care and collective care. These, eventually, have an extended character, advocating the promotion of health, at other times it is restrictive, returning to be a traditional and biologicalist practice. Final considerations: The nurse acts in a diversified way in this field, being present in the lives of people with chronic diseases. However, it is necessary to move forward, especially in the search for the constant and continuous development of an extended and welcoming care practice.

Perceptions of Spanish nurses on economic crisis and the impacts on health care system

“…The group most affected by problems related to chronic conditions were the most economically penalized. The theme of education and support for healthy eating and lifestyle is central to nursing care for this group (19) . The is less important in a situation where unemployment and helplessness lead to options such as that mentioned by VC 2.…”

Premature mortality caused by the main chronic noncommunicable diseases in the Brazilian states

“…However, the prevalence of people living with CNCDs has compromised the performance of primary care professionals who do not review their practices and maintain care centralized in the disease and in the biomedical model. In this aspect, health promotion, by prioritizing the expanded health-disease concept, shows a cost-effective population intervention in confronting CNCDs, with intersectoral actions and community empowerment (25) .…”

Efeito da Estratégia Saúde da Família na redução de internações por doenças crônicas não transmissíveis

“…As ações implementadas em âmbito nacional tentam minimizar os impactos das DCNT, em especial as atividades realizadas pela ESF, que oferece atenção integral e contínua ao usuário, destacando-se o acompanhamento domiciliar, atendimentos coletivos, além de exames para diagnóstico precoce e detecção de possíveis complicações [8][9][10] .…”