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| Author(s): |
Aline Ale Beraldo
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Ribeirão Preto. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto (PCARP/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2012-03-09 |
| Examining board members: |
Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa;
Aline Aparecida Monroe;
Erika Simone Galvão Pinto
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| Advisor: | Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa |
| Abstract | |
The process of obtaining diagnosis for tuberculosis (TB) is permeated by aspects relating to the accessibility of health services, which impact directly on the conduct of patients in search of medical attention after noticing the first symptoms of the disease. Recognising these aspects can contribute to the development of measures that lead to the early diagnosis of cases, reduction in the overall time taken in the diagnostic process and alleviation of the impacts of TB on the community. The aim of the present study was to analyse the patient time in the search in first health service for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in city of Ribeirao Preto, SP, 2009. Descriptive study, cross sectional conducted in Ribeirao Preto. Of 113 TB patients that were in treatment during the period between June and November of 2009, 94 were interviewed that fulfilled the selection criteria. A questionnaire was used based on the Primary Care Assessment tool (PCAT), which was adapted for focus on the diagnosis of TB. For the analysis of data, measures of central tendency (median and interquartile intervals) were utilised to analyse the variable: ,,time elapsed between the appearance of symptoms and the first search for health services\". The median was established as the most appropriate value for the characterisation of two groups of patients (timely and delay). Patients were considered ,,delay\" if the time between the first signs of illness and the search for health sercices was greater than 15 days. Next, through calculation of the prevalence ratios, socioeconomic, demographic, clinical and gateway dimension were identified for the greatest delay in the search in first health service. The emergency services (ES) room was the most common health service first sought by patients (57.4%), followed by primary health care (PHC) (24.5%), and finally specialists services (SS) (18.1%). The leading service with regard to obtaining a diagnosis was that of SS (60.1%), followed by ES (26.6%), and PHC (12.8%). Regarding the delay in obtaining a diagnosis, and with relation to socio-demographic information, patients that took the longest to seek health services through ES rooms were: between 50-59 years of age (30 days); SS: masculine (30 days), educated (21 days), receive a salary greater than five times the minimum wage (30 days). Clinical Information: SS: lung clinics, new cases and with co-infection TB/HIV (20 days). Gateway dimension (the search in first health service): PHC: moderate symptoms of the disease (30 days); ES: non-drinkers (30 days), and with a satisfactory knowledge of TB (26 days); SS: not practicing preventative health control (30 days), smokers (20 days), satisfactory knowledge of TB (26 days), didn\"t seek the health service closest to residence (30 days). The most accessible health service proved to be ES (functioning 24 hours, on demand). It is necessary to properly equip health care professionals so as to facilitate the identification of patients from TB that delayed in the search in first health service, facilitating the health service accessibility thus enabling the early diagnosis of the disease and contributing to its control. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/02866-7 - Characteristics of tuberculosis patients: factors affecting the time of diagnosis, Ribeirão Preto - SP, 2010. |
| Grantee: | Aline Ale Beraldo |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |