Autocuidado para anemia falciforme: concepções de enfermeiras atuantes em unidades de saúde da família do Recôncavo Baiano

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the knowledge of nurses working in the USF of Santo Antônio de Jesus regarding self-care for sickle cell anemia. The research was of a qualitative descriptive nature. The empirical field was the city of Santo Antônio de Jesus and the locus of the research were the Family Health Units. Eight nurses who had been working in the service for more than six months were interviewed. For data collection, semi-structured interviews were used, guided by a specific script. The data were organized using the Collective Subject Discourse (CSD) technique, which consists of aggregating similar discursive contents into a single speech-synthesis. The testimonies were analyzed and equivalent central ideas and respective key expressions were extracted from them to later, with the organization of the testimonies, construct the Discourses of the Collective Subject that describe the conceptions about the disease, self-care for sickle cell anemia from the perspective of nurses and nursing actions for self-care in sickle cell anemia. The results show the prevalence of the biomedical model of health care in the speeches. It was also found that, in relation to self-care, most professionals understand the basic principle of the theory, but are unable to implement it effectively in the monitoring of patients living with sickle cell anemia who are cared for by them. It also shows that professionals do not recognize the importance of their role in monitoring these individuals. In addition to the lack of investment in training for nurses in the area under study.