Primary health care nurses' actions aimed at overweight adolescents in schools

• Autor(a) principal: Vieira, Caroline Evelin Nascimento Kluczynik
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Enders, Bertha Cruz, Mariz, Larissa Soares, Santos, Rudhere Judson Fernandes dos, Rêgo, Márcia Camila Dantas, Oliveira, Déborah Raquel Carvalho de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Reme (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50139
• topic: Enfermería; Adolescente; Sobrepeso; Salud Escolar; Servicios de Salud Escolar; Enfermagem; Adolescente; Sobrepeso; Saúde Escolar; Serviços de Saúde Escolar; Nursing; Adolescent; Overweight; School Health; School Health Services

The aim of this study was to identify primary health care nurses' perception on their performance in the health status assessment of overweight adolescents in schools. This is a descriptive, qualitative study. It was conducted in Natal-RN with four nurses who worked in primary health care units whose territory encompassed a number of state schools. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews. The data were then analyzed by using the technique of content analysis (theme coding). The following thematic categories were identified on the role of nurses in the assessment of overweight at schools: a) difficulty of monitoring adolescents in primary health care; b) causes for the increase of overweight in adolescence; c) health actions developed in schools; d) overweight prevention, identification and intervention in adolescents at school. Our study revealed gaps in nurses' performance related to the monitoring of adolescents. The interviewees held other professionals accountable for the problem and exempted themselves from the obligation to implement actions, such as health promotion, disease prevention or treatment. The lack of articulation between health services and educational institutions is a limiting factor for the provision of care to adolescents in primary care units.