Permanent nursing education in family health strategy

Objective: to analyze the permanent education process of Nurses in the Family Health Strategy and its relationship with the quality of the care provided. Method: This is a qualitative research, carried out with 26 Nurses of Primary Healthcare Units. The data were collected from April to June 2012, by means of semi-structured interview, processed in Alcest 4.8 and analyzed by descending hierarchical classification. Results: They were presented in four classes, namely: the availability of nurses for trainings; the permanent education policy; the quality of nursing work and vocational training through the introductory course and specialization. Conclusion: The permanent education process of nurses in the Family Health Strategy depends on the Permanent Education Policy adopted in the municipality, with the training of nurses. The permanent education is directly related to the quality of care

Training of Professionals from the Family Health Strategy for Psychosocial Care for the Elderly

Background: Mental disorders of the elderly constitute a public health problem due to their high prevalence, shortage of specialized services offered in Brazil, difficulties of access by the population and deficiency in the training of professionals of the Family Health Strategy for the identification, receptiveness and psychosocial assistance to the elderly. Objectives: To analyze the training of professionals of the Family Health Strategy on psychosocial care for the elderly in the context of the Psychosocial Care Network – RAPS (Rede de Atenção Psicossocial), and to discuss how professional training influences the care provided to the elderly. Methodology: Descriptive, qualitative study carried out with 31 professionals, 13 physicians and 18 nurses, who work at the Family Health Strategy of the city of Picos, Piauí, Brazil. The data were collected in January 2016, through a semi-structured interview guide, processed by the IRAMUTEQ software and analyzed by means of the Descending Hierarchical Classification. Results: The results were presented in three segments, namely: 1. The practice of professionals from the Family Health Strategy in psychosocial care in the family context; 2. Training of specialized professionals, in the attention to the elderly, in the Family Health Strategy; 3. The Psychosocial Attention Network in the care of elderly users of alcohol and other drugs; Conclusion: Health professionals have difficulties in dealing with the elderly with mental disorders in basic care. In order to facilitate access to specialized health services and to develop actions for social reintegration, prevention and harm reduction, it is necessary to implement a policy of ongoing training and education for health professionals to improve care for the elderly. Keywords: Aging; Mental Health; Mental disorders; Family Health Strategy

Older people's knowledge often a living centers of the third age about HIV/AIDS

Objective: To assess the knowledge of elderly participants in the Living Center for Senior Citizens on HIV / AIDS. Method: An exploratory and descriptive study with a qualitative approach, conducted through interviews with 17 elderly participants in the Living Center for Senior Citizens in Teresina-PI. The data analysis allowed us to establish three categories: knowledge of elderly HIV / AIDS; methods used by the elderly in the prevention of HIV / AIDS and health education in the prevention of HIV / AIDS. Results: The elderly hold little knowledge about HIV / AIDS, with an emphasis on prevention, transmission and susceptibility of contracting HIV at any stage of life. Few subjects reported on the use of an adequate method of prevention. Conclusion: We emphasize the importance of Health Education as a strategy to improve the knowledge of the elderly population about important aspects of HIV / AIDS, mainly with regard to the myths related to the mode of transmission

Similarity Analysis About The Training Of Family Health Strategy Professionals For The Psychosocial Care Of The Elderly

Background: Elderly mental health is an important topic of discussion to Brazilian public health because it involves factors related to the training of health professionals focused on these demands in the Family Health Strategy. Objectives: To make a similarity analysis about the training of the Family Health Strategy professionals for psychosocial care for the elderly. Methodology: Qualitative research carried out with 31 professionals from the Family Health Strategy in the city of Picos, Piauí, Brazil. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview script. The interviews were performed in a reserved room and recorded with the aid of an MP4 player. The data were processed by the IRAMUTEQ software and analyzed through similarity analysis that is based on graph theory. Results: The study participants were 13 doctors and 18 nurses, 27 (87.09%) were female. The training time of these professionals was comprised between 2 to 32 years of training and the duration of the Health Strategy from 1 year to 16 years. According to the co-occurrence tree, the data indicate that: the word "elderly" is at the heart of the ramifications and expresses how family and professionals can contribute to treatment; another demonstrated representation is that it is difficult for professionals to carry out their activities with the elderly due to lack of training in the specific area of ​​mental health. Conclusion: the family plays a fundamental role in the elderly care with psychosocial needs and the professionals of the Family Health Strategy present difficulties to carry out comprehensive care due to deficiencies in their training. Keywords: Mental health. Family Health. Elderly

Elderly health: professional training and performance in primary health care

To identify the influences of the professional training process for action in the Family Health Strategy (FHS) related to the health of the elderly man. Exploratory descriptive research, carried out with 20 professionals, from a Brazilian Northeast municipality from October to December 2014. The data collection was performed through a questionnaire, following the statements were processed in the software IRaMuTeQ, analyzed by the Descending Hierarchical Classification. Three classes emerged: Influences of the professional training process on elderly health care; Health care for the elderly; Actions developed in the family health strategy in the implementation of the national policy of comprehensive health care for the elderly. The findings suggest improved knowledge, lack of resources and medical specialties, evidenced the complexity of the actions developed by health professionals

Stress and depression in teachers from a public education institution

Objetivos: Analizar la presencia de estrés y signos indicativos de depresión en docentes de una institución pública de enseñanza. Material y Métodos: Estudio analítico, realizado con 163 docentes de una institución pública de enseñanza. Se aplicó Escala de estrés percibido-EEP e inventario de depresión de Beck-IDB. Resultados: De los 163 participantes, 108 (66,3%) eran del género masculino, 64 (39,3%) con rango de edad de 30 a 39 años, 79 (48,5%) tenían una renta salarial de más de 15 salarios (en el caso de las mujeres). La mayoría presentó título de maestro, 84 (51,5%). Se identificaron niveles mínimos de estrés en hombres, 73 (67,0%) y 34 (63,0%) en mujeres. 87 (79,8%) mujeres y 35 (64,8%) hombres presentaron un nivel de depresión mínima. Hubo diferencias significativas en los escores de estrés y depresión entre los sexos. Se observó una correlación positiva moderada entre las escalas. Conclusión: Los docentes con niveles mínimo y leve están sujetos a presentar estrés y depresión, mereciendo atención por parte de las instituciones.RESUMO Objetivos: Analisar a presença de estresse e sinais indicativos de depressão em docentes de uma instituição pública de ensino. Material eMétodos: Estudo analítico, realizado com 163 docentes de uma instituição pública de ensino. Aplicou-se Escala de Estresse Percebido-EEP e Inventário de Depressão de Beck-IDB. Resultados: Dos 163 participantes, 108 (66,3%) eram do gênero masculino, 64 (39,3%) com faixa etária de 30 a 39 anos, 79 (48,5%) tinham uma renda salarial de mais de 15 salários mínimos, 80 (49,1%) referiram cor parda. A maioria apresentou título de mestre, 84 (51,5%). Identificaram-se níveis mínimos de estresse em homens, 73 (67,0%) e 34 (63,0%) em mulheres. 87 (79,8%) mulheres e 35 (64,8%) homens apresentaram nível de depressão mínima. Houve diferença significativa nos escores de estresse e depressão entre os sexos. Observou-se uma correlação positiva moderada entre as escalas. Conclusão: Os docentes com níveis mínimo e leve estão sujeitos a apresentarem estresse e depressão, merecendo atenção por parte das instituições.ABSTRACT Objectives: To analyze the presence of stress and signs indicative of depression in teachers of a public educational institution. Materials and Methods: An analytical study was conducted with 163 teachers from a public educational institution. The Perceived Stress Scale-EEP and Beck-IDB Depression Inventory were applied. Results: Of the 163 participants, 108 (66.3%) were males, 64 (39.3%) were between 30 and 39 years of age, 79 (48.5%) had a wage income of more than 15 wages minimum, 80 (49.1%) reported brown color. The majority had a master's degree, 84 (51.5%). Minimal levels of stress were identified in men, 73 (67.0%) and 34 (63.0%) in women. 87 (79.8%) women and 35 (64.8%) men had minimal depression. There was a significant difference in the stress and depression scores between the sexes. There was a moderate positive correlation between the scales. Conclusion: Teachers with minimal and light levels are subject to stress and depression, deserving attention from the institutions

Satisfaction of users of the Family Health Strategy in a capital city of Northeast Brazil

Objective: To analyze the satisfaction of users of the Family Health Strategy in relation to the Reliability and Safety aspects. Method: This is a quantitative research carried out with 353 participants enrolled in an Integrated Health Center of the eastern region of a capital in the Northeast Brazil, through the SERVQUAL instrument. The data collection took place from January to May 2015, the research was approved by the Ethics and Research Committee of the UNINOVAFAPI University Center. Results: The results indicated that in the Reliability dimension, participants agreed that the healthcare professionals record the attendance, perform on the promised date and have an interest in solving the problems. In the Security dimension, the majority of the participants were indifferent as to the behavior of the professionals generating confidence. They demonstrated security in requesting the services because they were politely attended by the professionals. Moreover, in the two dimensions analyzed, it was noticed that there is a tendency to increase satisfaction as the participants' income decreases with significant statistical relations, with satisfaction on Reliability and Security inversely proportional to income. Conclusion: It is considered that users of the Family Health Strategy have demonstrated satisfaction with the services received, however, there is a need for more studies with different methodological approaches to better elucidate the intersubjective issues that shape the process of interaction between users, healthcare professionals and services. Keywords: Family health; patient satisfaction; security