The coordination of care for tuberculosis control

Authors

  • Elisangela Gisele de Assis Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Aline Ale Beraldo Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Aline Aparecida Monroe Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Lúcia Marina Scatena Universidade Federal do Triangulo Mineiro; Departamento de Medicina Social
  • Roxana Isabel Cardozo-Gonzales Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Pedro Fredemir Palha Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Simone Terezinha Protti Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342012000100015

Keywords:

Tuberculosis, Intersectorial action, Primary Health Care, Health Services Evaluation, Primary Care Nursing

Abstract

This descriptive epidemiological study analyzed the coordination of tuberculosis (TB) patient care in primary healthcare services according to 23 patients, 16 professionals, and 17 administrators from Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, using an instrument adapted to evaluate TB. According to the informants, the coordination of healthcare provided to patients under the treatment of the Tuberculosis Control Program team was considered satisfactory; however, when there is a need to refer the patient to other care units there are weak points in the coordination of healthcare, which include: interruption of communication flow; and patients' incipient participation in the care process, with a need to increase the sense of responsibility for patient care and encourage patients to become active agents in the process.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

2012-02-01

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Original Article

License

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Assis, E. G. de, Beraldo, A. A., Monroe, A. A., Scatena, L. M., Cardozo-Gonzales, R. I., Palha, P. F., Protti, S. T., & Villa, T. C. S. (2012). The coordination of care for tuberculosis control. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 46(1), 111-118. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342012000100015