Razões que levam os pacientes com tuberculose a abandonarem o tratamento : perspectivas do enfermeiro.

Abstract

Objective: To identify the reasons that lead patients to give up tuberculosis treatment in the municipality of Santa Cruz do Sul, based on the view of nurses working in primary health care units. Methodology: This is a descriptive, exploratory, qualitative study, carried out in five Basic Health Units (UBS in Portuguese) and five Family Health Strategies (ESF in Portuguese) linked to the municipality of Santa Cruz do Sul/Rio Grande do Sul. For the data collection, an interview was conducted using a semi-structured, recorded questionnaire, applied individually. The analysis was conducted by the analysis of the thematic content of Bardin. Main results: Ten nurses were interviewed and half of them had less than one year of experience in the unit, they reported difficulties in the management of respiratory symptoms such as lack of time, human resources and difficulties to involve the user in the treatment. From the perspective of nurses between the reasons involved in the abandonment, are the high therapeutic time, social factors, and the side effects of the medications. Conclusion: Continuous qualification of staff on the front handling the disease, strengthens health care, making the user more secure about their self-care, reducing the chances of noncompliance.