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Humans , Electrocardiography , ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction , Myocardial InfarctionABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Objective: identifying social representations of health professionals and patients with tuberculosis in an initial interview for diagnostic disclosure and analyzing discursive content regarding the relation of this mode of communication during the interview for adherence of these patients to tuberculosis treatment. Method: a descriptive and qualitative study. A semi-structured interview was conducted with 39 health professionals involved in the initial tuberculosis diagnosis disclosure interview and 34 adult patients undergoing treatment in 22 health units in the southern region of São Paulo (Brazil). Discourse analysis was based on the discussions about "Awareness", developed by Paulo Freire. Results: a lack of explanations resulted in patients not understanding the diagnosis, abrasiveness by health professionals, the need for health education and how to approach the patient have emerged as conditions that influence patient adherence to treatment. Conclusion: regarding communication, we have identified a professional exercise that is contrary to promoting patient adherence to treatment, since it does not allow them to critically reflect on their current situation, and consequently does not modify their reality (in choosing adhesion and cure), thus characterizing incompetent communication.
RESUMEN Objetivo: identificar las representaciones sociales de profesionales de salud y pacientes con tuberculosis sobre la entrevista inicial del diagnóstico de la enfermedad y analizar el contenido discursivo en el que se refiere a la relación de este modo de comunicación, durante la entrevista con la entrevista con la adhesión de estos pacientes al tratamiento de la tuberculosis. Método: investigación descriptiva de abordaje cualitativo. Se realizó entrevista semi-estructurada con 39 profesionales de salud involucrados con la entrevista inicial del diagnóstico de la tuberculosis y 34 pacientes adultos en tratamiento, en 22 unidades de salud de la región sur de São Paulo (Brasil). El análisis de los discursos fue basado en las discusiones sobre "conscientización", desarrollados por Paulo Freire. Resultados: la ausencia de explicaciones y consecuente no entendimiento sobre el diagnostico, la brutalidad de profesionales de la salud y la necesidad de educación en salud y la forma de abordar al paciente surgieron como condiciones que influyeron en la adhesión al tratamiento por parte del enfermo. Conclusión: se identificó un ejercicio profesional, en lo que se refiere a la comunicación, contrario a la promoción de la adhesión al tratamiento por parte del paciente, ya que no le permite la reflexión crítica sobre la situación actual y, consecuentemente, la no modificación de su realidad (elección por la adhesión y cura), caracterizando, por tanto, una comunicación no competente.
RESUMO Objetivo: identificar as representações sociais de profissionais de saúde e de pacientes com tuberculose sobre a entrevista inicial de diagnóstico da doença, e analisar o conteúdo discursivo, no que se refere à relação deste modo de comunicação, durante a entrevista com a adesão destes pacientes ao tratamento da tuberculose. Método: estudo descritivo e qualitativo. Realizou-se entrevista semiestruturada com 39 profissionais de saúde envolvidos com a entrevista inicial de diagnóstico da tuberculose e 34 pacientes adultos em tratamento, em 22 unidades de saúde da região sul de São Paulo (Brasil). A análise dos discursivos foi baseada nas discussões sobre "Conscientização", desenvolvidas por Paulo Freire. Resultados: a ausência de explicações e consequente não entendimento sobre o diagnóstico, a brutalidade de profissionais da saúde, a necessidade de educação em saúde e a forma de abordar o paciente surgiram como condições que influenciam a adesão ao tratamento por parte do doente. Conclusão: identificou-se um exercício profissional, no que se refere à comunicação, contrário à promoção da adesão ao tratamento por parte do paciente, já que não permite a ele uma reflexão crítica sobre a situação atual, e, consequentemente, uma não modificação da sua realidade (escolha pela adesão e cura), caracterizando, portanto, uma comunicação não competente.
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Humans , Tuberculosis , Patient Acceptance of Health Care , Communication , Communication Barriers , Education , Health Promotion , Interpersonal RelationsABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Laryngeal allotransplantation (LA) is a technique involving transplantation of a deceased donor's larynx into a recipient, and it may be substituted for conventional laryngeal reconstruction. There are widely different views on LA, as the recipient is administered continuous, potentially life-threatening, immunosuppressive therapy for a functional or aesthetic result, which is not directly related to life extension. The purpose of this study was to analyze the difference in risk acceptance and expectations of LA between four population groups. METHODS: A survey was performed to examine patients' risk acceptance and expectations of LA. The survey included 287 subjects in total (general public, n=100; kidney transplant recipients, n=53; post-laryngectomy patients, n=34; doctors, n=100), using a Korean translated version of the louisville instrument for transplantation (LIFT) questionnaire. RESULTS: All four groups responded differently at various levels of their perception in risk acceptance and expectations. The kidney transplant recipients reported the highest risk acceptance and expectations, and the doctor group the lowest. CONCLUSIONS: This study examined the disparate perception between specific population groups of the risks and benefits of using LA for the promotion of the quality of life. By addressing the information gaps about LA in the different populations that have been highlighted from this survey, we suggest that LA can become a more viable alternative to classical surgery with resultant improved quality of life for patients.
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Humans , Data Collection , Kidney , Larynx , Life Expectancy , Patient Acceptance of Health Care , Population Groups , Quality of Life , Plastic Surgery Procedures , Risk Assessment , Transplantation , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Fever is an easily-recognizable primary sign for many serious childhood infections. In Bangladesh, 31% of children aged less than five years (under-five children) die from serious infections, excluding confirmed acute respiratory infections or diarrhoea. Understanding healthcare-seeking behaviour for children with fever could provide insights on how to reduce this high rate of mortality. Data from a cross-sectional survey in the catchment areas of two tertiary-level paediatric hospitals in Dhaka, Bangladesh, were analyzed to identify the factors associated with the uptake of services from trained healthcare providers for under-five children with reported febrile illness. Health and demographic data were collected in a larger study of 7,865 children using structured questionnaires. Data were selected from 1,290 of these under-five children who were taken to any healthcare provider for febrile illness within two months preceding the date of visit by the study team. Certified doctors were categorized as ‘trained’, and other healthcare providers were categorized as ‘untrained’. Healthcare-seeking behaviours were analyzed in relation to these groups. A wealth index was constructed using principal component analysis to classify the households into socioeconomic groups. The odds ratios for factors associated with healthcare-seeking behaviours were estimated using logistic regression with adjustment for clustering. Forty-one percent of caregivers (n=529) did not seek healthcare from trained healthcare providers. Children from the highest wealth quintile were significantly more likely [odds ratio (OR)=5.6, 95% confidence interval (CI) 3.4-9.2] to be taken to trained healthcare providers compared to the poorest group. Young infants were more likely to be taken to trained healthcare providers compared to the age-group of 4-<5 years (OR=1.6, 95% CI 1.1-2.4). Male children were also more likely to be taken to trained healthcare providers (OR=1.5, 95% CI 1.2-1.9) as were children with decreased level of consciousness (OR=5.3, 95% CI 2.0-14.2). Disparities across socioeconomic groups and gender persisted in seeking quality healthcare for under-five children with febrile illness in urban Dhaka. Girls from poor families were less likely to access qualified medical care. To reduce child mortality in the short term, health education and behaviour-change communication interventions should target low-income caregivers to improve their recognition of danger-signs; reducing societal inequalities remains an important longterm goal.