Qualidade de vida e promoção da saúde na perspectiva dos usuários da estratégia de saúde da família
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online); 7 (1), 2008
Publication year: 2008
This study is a research with a quantitative and qualitative approach in the region of a Family Health Unit in Santa Maria in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. This work aimed to know the demographic, socio-cultural, political-economic and sanitary context of the population of the region, and to learn the local necessities in order to organize the attention to health.
The quantitative analysis classified the data into four indicators:
the population indicator with the population ranging from 20 and 39 years of age, and mainly of the female sex; the socio-economic indicator with low levels of education and income; the health indicator with appropriate sanitary conditions; presenting risk areas in some regions and a high prevalence of chronic non-transmissible illnesses, and finally, the indicator of offer of health services revealed the Family Health Unit as being the main form of access to these services. The data determined the population?s life conditions, which are important factors affecting the quality of life, and it is essential to consider them so that practices of health promotion are conducted in the community.
Trata-se de pesquisa de campo, descritiva, com abordagem quanti-qualitativa na região da Unidade de Saúde da Família Bela União, Santa Maria/RS, cujos objetivos foram conhecer o contexto demográfico, sócio-cultural, político-econômico e sanitário da população da região e apreender as necessidades locais para organizar a atenção à saúde.
