Records in tuberculosis detection: perception of health professionals

Abstract

Objective: to know the perception of health professionals about the records produced in the detection of symptomatic respiratory symptoms of tuberculosis. Method: a qualitative study carried out in the municipalities of Sapucaia do Sul and Pelotas (Rio Grande do Sul state). Data were collected between January 2013 and March 2014 with 37 health workers through a semi-structured interview and analyzed in light of the Bardin Content Analysis. Results: three categories emerged, one of which pointed out the potentialities of tuberculosis detection records for case follow-up and two verified the obstacles related to inadequate, excessive duplication of information, requiring physical space for storage and loss of data. records. Conclusion and implications for the practice: the professionals recognize the importance of registries in the detection of tuberculosis, but point out obstacles that make it impossible to apply them in daily life. This information can help municipal managers to reassess the instrument by making advances in the operability of registries in the detection of tuberculosis.

Completeness of Nurses’ Records in the Care of People With Tuberculosis: A Trend Study

“…This finding diverges from what is recommended by the resolution of the profession's code of ethics 16 , which provides for the record of professional actions in patients' records and in other nursing documents. Despite this, surveys 5,11 also show that there is a low completeness of nurses' records in medical records; thus, it is necessary to identify the priority points and their temporal trends to target the intervention, aiming at improvements.…”

“…The literature review on the subject was carried out in the Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science databases. Studies were identified related to the record of health professionals, including nurses, in a computerized system in the care of TB in PHC [10][11] and the completeness of physical 12 and computerized medical records 13 . There was only one study that deals with the completeness of records of nurses in the care of people with TB in PHC; however, it was delineated through direct interviews with nurses 9 .…”

Tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus: sociodemographic and clinical profile in Brazilian municipalities

“…A study that evaluates the records of information about TB points out that the professionals' carelessness of filling in data can affect the proper monitoring of cases, in addition to being a picture of the non-use of information by them, or their lack of awareness regarding the importance of records in planning and evaluation activities (17) . In the state of São Paulo, it was verified an association between the condition of having DM and not having HIV/ AIDS.…”

Unsatisfactory completeness of nurses’ records in the medical records of users with tuberculosis

“…The completeness of the data collection is paramount because through these annotations are identified the observations of the changes that require more attention and support of nurses for the other phases of the NP. However, this step needs a scientific basis and calls for actions to support and strengthen the implementation of nurses' continuing education (3,16) .…”

“…A bibliographic survey conducted in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS), PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases, published between 2016 and 2021, identified publications on the evaluation of documentation in TB care at PHC with numerous healthcare professionals, including nurses, using computerized systems (15)(16) , and on the completeness of physical (17) and computerized (18) medical records, but did not include the NP. It was identified a study that evaluated elements of the NP in nursing consultations with TB patients at PHC through a direct interview with nurses (13) .…”