Hábitos saudáveis: que tipo de orientação a população idosa está recebendo dos profissionais de saúde?

Abstract

The orientation from health professionals were uncommon and, in some cases, unfocused.

Aconselhamento por profissionais de saúde e comportamentos saudáveis entre idosos: estudo de base populacional em Pelotas, sul do Brasil, 2014*

“…21 Moreover, they find many barriers to engage in healthy habits, such as the guidance by professionals which must be characterized by health education and not simply information. 26,27 Guidance on healthy habits given by health care professionals influences people's habits and can encourage changes in their lifestyle. 8,9,13 According to this study, elderly individuals who were advised by health care professionals showed less frequency of sugar intake, reported reduction on salt intake and greater frequency of physical activity, compared to elderly individuals who were not advised.…”

“…We highlight the need to continuously promote these habits in order to raise more awareness for the population on the importance of a healthy lifestyle. 21,27 Besides, the possible problems regarding healthy and quality foods can hinder or stop individuals from following the health care professionals' guidance.…”

Atenção oferecida aos idosos portadores de hipertensão: Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde , 2013

“…Ao analisar os indicadores separadamente, nota-se que as recomendações foram mais prevalentes do que a solicitação de exames, no entanto ainda não atingem a totalidade da população-alvo. Flores et al 18 evidenciaram menores prevalências de recomendações para hábitos saudáveis, todavia se tratava de uma amostra de idosos saudáveis e doentes. É possível que os profissionais de saúde estejam perdendo a oportunidade de dispensação de ações de promoção da saúde 19 , focalizando as recomendações nos indivíduos que já possuem alguma doença.…”

Pré-natal no Brasil: estudo transversal do Programa de Melhoria do Acesso e da Qualidade da Atenção Básica, 2014

“…This result is similar to that found by Tomasi et al 5 in their study of PMAQ Cycle I data for the year 2012, indicating that there was no improvement regarding this item. Guidance does not incur costs for the health system 17,18 but even so it was not given to all pregnant women. During prenatal care health professionals have many opportunities to give guidance to pregnant women, given the number of visits they have.…”