The Information retained by patient on his health problem at a School Hospital

• Autor(a) principal: Sousa-Muñoz, Rilva Lopes de
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Fernandes, Bruno Melo, Sá, Raissa Dantas de, Rolim Filho, Antônio Edilton, Athayde, Rodolfo Augusto Bacelar de, Duarte, Samuel Gouveia da Costa, Silva, Isabel Barroso Augusto
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: RECIIS (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.reciis.icict.fiocruz.br/index.php/reciis/article/view/474
• topic: health communication; doctor-patient relationship; hospital ambulatory care; continuity of patient care; comunicação em saúde; relação médico-paciente; ambulatório hospitalar; continuidade da assistência ao paciente

This study aims to evaluate patient’s knowledge about his disease and therapy after six months of outpatient follow-up, with health education activities in an extension project. The delineation was longitudinal and experimental. At each monthly visit by the patient to the ambulatory, students provided, recurrently, the information about his chronic disease, as well as its treatment, applying a health educational process during appointments and individually. When conducting the survey, a standard questionnaire was used in order to evaluate the information retained by patient, applied when assistance begun (in the service) and six months after health education project implementation. There was expansion of information about diagnosis (was extended), which were congruent with reality, as well as about used (the) medications (in use). 33.3% of those who reported knowledge of used drugs’ name at the beginning of follow up, turn out 65,5%. 12.5% of those aware of drugs’ side effects have become 41,7%. One may conclude that, in the short term, the benefits of the Continuum Extension Project have increased the information obtained by patients. More than drawing conclusions, this study raises the issue regarding the need of embracing educational actions programs, focused on the patient, (with the aim of) aiming at increasing his knowledge about his own treatment and, consequently, the possibilities of therapy adherence.