Resultados: 317

Understanding the experiences of caregivers of children with tuberculosis in directly observed therapy

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 48 (spe2), 2014
Objective To understand the situations and communications experienced by caregivers of children with tuberculosis (TB) with regard to directly observed therapy (DOT). Method A descriptive exploratory study with a qualitative approach was applied and developed in the ambulatory of Programa Einstein na Com...

Living with tuberculosis in prison: the challenge to achieve cure

Texto & contexto enferm; 23 (4), 2014
The objective of this study was to better understand the meaning, for the person deprived of freedom, of living in prison with tuberculosis and its treatment. The research was conducted using the phenomenological method of Martin Heidegger, applied to 22 interviews realized in five prisons located in the...

The influence of individual determinants in the delay of the tuberculosis diagnosis

Texto & contexto enferm; 23 (4), 2014
Analyzes the influence of individual determinants on the service usage pattern to define the time it takes for tuberculosis patients to seek care in order to discover their diagnosis. Cross-sectional research undertaken in a Northeastern capital of Brazil, involving 101 patients. The variables were submi...

Tuberculosis care: an evaluability study

OBJECTIVE: to verify whether the tuberculosis control program (TCP) is evaluable and to examine the feasibility of building an evaluation model in apriority municipality for the control of tuberculosis. METHOD: this evaluability study was conducted in a municipality in northeastern Brazil. For data colle...

Nursing care in Tuberculosis patients at a Spanish sanatorium, 1943-1975

OBJECTIVES: the objective in this study is to identify the profile of the nursing staff, the work conditions and to describe nursing care at a sanatorium located in Barcelona, Spain between 1943 and 1975. METHOD: historical study undertaken between 2008 and 2010, based on oral sources, five direct and on...

Active case finding: community health workers' activity related to tuberculosis control in a large city, brazil

Texto & contexto enferm; 23 (2), 2014
This study analyzed the Community Health Workers' activity in active case finding in Ribeirão Preto-SP. Cross sectional study, conducted in 2009-2010, with the use of a structured form, which was applied to 105 Community Health Workers and research of secondary data. Indicators were created based on the...

O atraso no diagnóstico da tuberculose

Objetivo: investigar estudos relacionados ao atraso do diagnóstico da tuberculose. Método: revisão de literatura no período de 2005 a 2010 em bases de dados eletrônicas. Resultados: foram selecionados 13 estudos de acordo com a temática, houve predomínio de estudos originais com abordagem quantita...

Conhecimento e percepção sobre tuberculose das famílias de pacientes em tratamento diretamente observado em um serviço de saúde de Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brasil

Texto & contexto enferm; 21 (3), 2012
Pesquisa epidemiológica descritiva que objetivou descrever o perfil demográfico das famílias de pacientes em Tratamento Diretamente Observado em um serviço de saúde de Ribeirão Preto-SP, analisar o contexto em que estavam inseridas, no que refere ao grau de parentesco e aspectos clínico-epidemiol...

Abandono do tratamento da tuberculose e integralidade da atenção na estratégia saúde da família

Texto & contexto enferm; 21 (3), 2012
Estudo qualitativo que objetivou analisar os motivos que levam o doente de tuberculose a abandonar o tratamento, em municípios da região metropolitana de João Pessoa-PB. Como referencial teórico utilizou-se a integralidade do cuidado. Os dados foram coletados no período de outubro a novembro de 2008...

O cuidado à saúde da mulher com tuberculose na perspectiva do enfoque familiar

Texto & contexto enferm; 21 (2), 2012
Analisar a relação entre a atuação de profissionais de Equipes de Saúde da Família e a mulher com tuberculose, segundo a dimensão de enfoque familiar. Participaram oito profissionais de Equipes de Saúde da Família de município da região metropolitana de João Pessoa-PB. As informações foram ...