Community healthcare workers' perception of an educational intervention in the care of patients with sickle cell disease in Brazil.

Autor:	Gomes LM; Núcleo de Ações e Pesquisa em Apoio Diagnóstico, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil., de Andrade Barbosa TL; Department of Medicine, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Brazil., Vieira ED; Department of Medicine, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Brazil., Vieira LJ; Department of Medicine, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Brazil., Castro KP; Department of Medicine, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Brazil., Pereira IA; Department of Medicine, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Brazil., Caldeira AP; Department of Medicine, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Brazil., de Carvalho Torres H; Department of Applied Nursing, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil., Viana MB; Núcleo de Ações e Pesquisa em Apoio Diagnóstico, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases [Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis] 2015 Apr 20; Vol. 7 (1), pp. e2015031. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Apr 20 (Print Publication: 2015).
DOI:	10.4084/MJHID.2015.031
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Despite advances in the management of sickle cell disease, gaps still exist in the training of primary healthcare professionals for monitoring patients with the disease. Objective: To assess the perception of community healthcare workers about the care and monitoring of patients with sickle cell disease after an educational intervention. Method: This exploratory, descriptive, and the qualitative study was conducted in Montes Claros, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The intervention involved the educational training of community healthcare workers from the Family Health Program of the Brazilian Unified Health System. The focus group technique was used to collect the data. The following topics were covered in the discussion: assessment of educational workshops, changes observed in the perception of professionals after training, profile of home visits, and access to and provision of basic healthcare services to individuals with sickle cell disease. The discussions were tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim. The data were subjected to content analysis and empirically organized into two categories. Results: Changes in the healthcare practices of community health workers were observed after the educational intervention. The prioritization of healthcare services for patients with sickle cell disease and monitoring of clinical warning signs in healthcare units were observed. Furthermore, changes were observed in the profile of home visits to patients, which were performed using a script provided in the educational intervention. Conclusion: The educational intervention significantly changed the work process of community health workers concerning patient monitoring in primary healthcare.
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