Home visit as an intervention instrument in extended home oxygen therapy
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https://doi.org/10.5205/1981-8963-v10i4a11105p1210-1215-2016Keywords:
atenção primária de saúde, DPOC, Tabagismo, Oxigenoterapia e visita domiciliarAbstract
ABSTRACT
Objective: to verify the contribution of home visits as a tool to evaluate the conditions of using home oxygen therapy. Method: a descriptive and cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, visiting 54 patients with COPD of a home oxygen therapy program in the city of Bauru/SP/Brazil. Data were collected with a form, analyzed by the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) v.9.3, presented in a single frequency. Results: the patients had a mean age of 67.9 years old, 51.9% male. Active smoking was reported by 14.8% of patients. Most of them, 66.6% used O2 only at night. The average time of use O2 was 14.6 hours/day. Conclusion: home visits identified inadequacies in the use of oxygen that interferes with treatment. Descriptors: Primary Health Care; COPD; Smoking; Oxygen Therapy; Home Visit.
RESUMO
Objetivo: verificar a contribuição da visita domiciliar como instrumento para avaliar as condições de uso da oxigenoterapia domiciliar. Método: estudo transversal descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa, no qual foram visitados 54 pacientes com DPOC de um programa de oxigenoterapia domiciliar na cidade de Bauru/SP/Brasil. Os dados foram coletados com um formulário, analisados pelo Statistical Analysis System (SAS) v.9.3 e apresentados em frequência simples. Resultados: os pacientes tinham idade média de 67.9 anos, sendo 51.9% do sexo masculino. O tabagismo ativo foi relatado por 14.8%. A maioria 66.6% utilizava O2 apenas no período noturno. O tempo médio de uso do O2 foi 14.6 h/dia. Conclusão: a visita domiciliar identificou inadequações no uso de oxigênio que interferem no tratamento. Descritores: Atenção Primária de Saúde; DPOC; Tabagismo; Oxigenoterapia; Visita Domiciliar.
RESUMEN
Objetivo: verificar la contribución de la visita domiciliaria como instrumento para evaluar las condiciones de uso de la oxigenoterapia domiciliaria. Método: estudio transversal descriptivo, con enfoque cuantitativo, en el cual fueron visitados 54 pacientes con DPOC de un programa de oxigenoterapia domiciliaria en la ciudad de Bauru/SP/Brasil. Los datos fueron recogidos con un formulario, analizados por Statistical Analysis System (SAS) v.9.3, presentados en frecuencia simple. Resultados: los pacientes tenían edad media de 67.9 años, siendo 51.9% del sexo masculino. El tabaquismo activo fue relatado por 14.8%. La mayoría 66.6% utilizaba O2 apenas en el período nocturno. El tiempo medio de uso de O2 fue 14.6 h/día. Conclusión: la visita domiciliaria identificó inadecuaciones en el uso de oxígeno que interfieren en el tratamiento. Descriptores: Atención Primaria de Salud; DPOC; Tabaquismo; Oxigenoterapia; Visita Domiciliaria.
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