Objective: To evaluate Primary Health Care (PHC) nurses’ view on leprosy treatment. Methods: Qualitative descriptive study conducted with nine nurses working in the municipality of Cocal, Piauí, Brazil, from January to March 2016. Data were collected using guiding questions about leprosy treatment and the answers were transcribed and submitted to content analysis. Results: The nurses stated that polychemotherapy is effective in the treatment of leprosy, as well as in reducing the burden of disease and curing the patient. Supervision is related to correct treatment, guarantee of cure, reduction of sequelae and interruption of disease transmission. Treatment failure is mainly associated with patient’s and family’s lack of engagement, lack of medication at the health clinic, lack of patient guidance, low levels of education, and drug side effects. Noncompliance with or cessation of treatment were related to complications such as aggravation of symptoms, disabilities, and amputations. Conclusion: The study showed that the nurses evaluated have adequate knowledge about aspects of leprosy treatment in PHC, highlighting points that must be corrected in order to achieve excellence in the fight against leprosy, such as the importance of encouraging family participation as a coadjutant in the treatment.
BT - Revista brasileira em promoção da saúde DO - 10.5020/1806123010.5020/18061230.2017.p221 IS - 2 J2 - Promoção da saúde LA - eng, por N2 -Objective: To evaluate Primary Health Care (PHC) nurses’ view on leprosy treatment. Methods: Qualitative descriptive study conducted with nine nurses working in the municipality of Cocal, Piauí, Brazil, from January to March 2016. Data were collected using guiding questions about leprosy treatment and the answers were transcribed and submitted to content analysis. Results: The nurses stated that polychemotherapy is effective in the treatment of leprosy, as well as in reducing the burden of disease and curing the patient. Supervision is related to correct treatment, guarantee of cure, reduction of sequelae and interruption of disease transmission. Treatment failure is mainly associated with patient’s and family’s lack of engagement, lack of medication at the health clinic, lack of patient guidance, low levels of education, and drug side effects. Noncompliance with or cessation of treatment were related to complications such as aggravation of symptoms, disabilities, and amputations. Conclusion: The study showed that the nurses evaluated have adequate knowledge about aspects of leprosy treatment in PHC, highlighting points that must be corrected in order to achieve excellence in the fight against leprosy, such as the importance of encouraging family participation as a coadjutant in the treatment.
PY - 2017 SP - 221 EP - 228 T2 - Revista brasileira em promoção da saúde TI - [The nurse's view on leprosy treatment in primary health care] TT - A visão do profissional enfermeiro sobre o tratamento da hanseníase na atenção básica UR - http://periodicos.unifor.br/RBPS/article/viewFile/6349/pdf_1 VL - 30 SN - 1806-1230 ER -