Family health team knowledge concerning the health needs of people with tuberculosis

Authors

  • Paula Hino Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Renata Ferreira Takahashi Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Maria Rita Bertolozzi Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Emiko Yoshikawa Egry Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692012000100007

Keywords:

Needs Assessment, Health Services Needs and Demand, Tuberculosis

Abstract

The purposes of the study were to get to know conceptions on tuberculosis and health needs and to describe the care provided to people with tuberculosis, according to health professionals' perspective. Qualitative study developed at family health units in Capão Redondo, São Paulo. The data were collected through open interviews in January 2010 and submitted to discourse analysis, resulting in three categories: meanings attributed to tuberculosis and health needs and care characteristics. The conceptions regarding the disease are supported by the multi-causal theory of the health-disease process. The care is characterized by interventions that go beyond the biological dimension. The precarious living conditions define the needs of most people with tuberculosis, and can be more important to the ill than the very diagnosis of the disease, influencing treatment adherence, and should gain relevance in care.

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Published

2012-02-01

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Family health team knowledge concerning the health needs of people with tuberculosis . (2012). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 20(1), 44-51. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692012000100007