Ecobiological context of home visits from the perspective of users in the municipality of Aracaju, state of Sergipe - SE, Brazil

Authors

  • Leane de Carvalho Machado Universidade Tiradente
  • Andrea Gomes de Santana Melo Universidade Federal do Piauí
  • Cláudia Moura Melo Universidade Tiradentes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/BJ-v34n3a2018-33473

Keywords:

Echogram, Home visit, Family health team

Abstract

A quantitative study was conducted in the municipality of Aracaju/State of Sergipe - SE, Brazil, to construct and analyse the ecomap of users (216 users) who received a home visit from the Family Health Teams (Equipes de Saúde da Família). The study showed that half of the users (50.5%) were over 60 years old, 77.8% were female, 68.0% had a low educational level, 49.1% were retired, 83.3% reported being bedridden, 53.2% reported a chronic injury as the reason for having the visit, 62.5% did not know the nursing assistant professional, 58.8% had a family caregiver, 94.4% considered the visit important, and 75.9% were informed about their right to a visit but considered it a privilege. The home visit is perfectly feasible, humanising and welcoming; it is a unique opportunity to immerse into and get to know the environment of families, delivering services in a more humane and welcoming space.

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Published

2018-05-30

How to Cite

MACHADO, L. de C., MELO, A.G. de S. and MELO, C.M., 2018. Ecobiological context of home visits from the perspective of users in the municipality of Aracaju, state of Sergipe - SE, Brazil . Bioscience Journal [online], vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 818–829. [Accessed13 November 2024]. DOI 10.14393/BJ-v34n3a2018-33473. Available from: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/biosciencejournal/article/view/33473.

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Section

Health Sciences