Diagnósticos de enfermagem em soropositivos para HTLV I/II no município de Santo Antônio de Jesus - BA

Abstract

Human T Cell Lymphotropic Virus was the first human retrovirus described. Two types of HTLV, type I that was first associated with adult T-cell leukemia / lymphoma, were identified. HTLV type II was identified in 1982, and this virus is associated with rare neurological cases. It is estimated that currently about 20 million people are infected with HTLVI / II in the world. HTLVI / II infection in Brazil is a public health problem that does not have a specific public policy, if it is a neglected, incapacitating, progressive and degenerative disease, recognized by the Ministry of Health, but without much visibility when compared to other diseases infectious. The present study aimed to analyze the nursing diagnoses in HTLV I / II seropositive patients based on the taxonomy II of Nanda 2015-2017. This is a descriptive and exploratory qualitative research, carried out from 21 records of records corresponding to 100% of symptomatic seropositive persons, registered at the Testing and Counseling Center of the city of Santo Antônio de Jesus-BA. Data collection was performed from September 2016 to July 2017 through a questionnaire and patient records. The analysis was performed using the Bardin content analysis technique. The consolidation of these findings allowed the elaboration of 13 nursing diagnoses that were classified according to the Nanda taxonomy II, of which the most frequent were: pain in (100%) of seropositives, urinary incontinence in (43%) and impaired ambulation in (38%). It was concluded that the most frequent nursing diagnoses are related to HTLVI / II virus complications. Knowledge of these diagnoses contributes to health professionals, particularly nurses, greater security in the planning and execution of actions aimed at promoting care for these people.