Asthma attacks: reflections about the determinants and conditioning factors
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https://doi.org/10.5205/1981-8963-v8i3a9734p750-756-2014Keywords:
Asma, Exposição Ambiental, EnfermagemAbstract
ABSTRACT
Objective: to reflect about the predisposing factors and determinants of asthma related to the home environment. Method: a reflective study from literature review, allowing the realization of reflective approach expanded and contextualized. There were consulted articles, laws and books, searched on the databases LILACS and MEDLINE, and on the virtual library SciELO. Results: some of predisposing and conditioning factors related to the home environment those can provide asthma attacks are the modernization of the home environment, mites and house dust, humidity, strong odors, plants, animals, cigarette smoke, environmental factors, beyond socioeconomic conditions. Conclusion: The health professional should consider critical as basic the awareness, education and promotion of family health, in order to reduce the factors those predispose to asthma attacks in home environment, achieving thereby more accurate and effective results in controlling asthma. Descriptors: Asthma; Environmental Exposure; Nursing.
RESUMO
Objetivo: refletir acerca dos fatores predisponentes e condicionantes da asma relativos ao ambiente domiciliar. Método: estudo reflexivo, a partir de revisão da literatura, permitindo a realização de abordagem reflexiva ampliada e contextualizada. Foram consultados artigos, legislações e livros, pesquisados nas bases de dados LILACS e MEDLINE e na biblioteca virtual Scielo. Resultados: alguns dos fatores predisponentes e condicionantes relativos ao ambiente domiciliar que podem proporcionar as crises asmáticas são a modernização do ambiente domiciliar, ácaros e poeira doméstica, umidade, odores fortes, plantas, animais, fumaça de cigarro, fatores climáticos, além das condições socioeconômicas. Conclusão: o profissional da saúde deve considerar fundamental a conscientização, educação e promoção da saúde familiar, no intuito de reduzir os fatores que predispõem às crises asmáticas no ambiente domiciliar, alcançando, com isso, resultados mais precisos e efetivos no controle da asma. Descritores: Asma; Exposição Ambiental; Enfermagem.
RESUMEN
Objetivo: reflexionar sobre los factores predisponentes y condicionantes de la asma relacionados con el entorno familiar. Método: estudio reflexivo, de la revisión de la literatura, permitiendo la realización de enfoque reflexivo ampliado y contextualizado. Se consultó a los artículos, leyes y libros, buscados en las bases de datos LILACS y MEDLINE, y en la biblioteca virtual SciELO. Resultados: algunos de los factores predisponentes y condicionantes relacionados con el ambiente domiciliario que pueden proporcionar los ataques de asma son la modernización del entorno doméstico, ácaros y polvo de la casa, la humedad, los olores fuertes, las plantas, los animales, el humo del cigarrillo, los factores climáticos, las condiciones socioeconómicas. Conclusión: el profesional de salud debe considerar como fundamental la conciencia crítica, la educación y la promoción de la salud de la familia, con el fin de reducir los factores que predisponen a los ataques de asma en el ambiente domiciliario, logrando así resultados más precisos y eficaces en el control del asma. Descriptores: Asma; Exposición Ambiental; Enfermería.
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