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

Authors

  • Rilva Lopes de Sousa-Muñoz Médica, Professora do Departamento de Medicina Interna, Centro de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil
  • Bruno Melo Fernandes Estudante do Curso de Graduação em Medicina, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Bolsista PROBEX, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil
  • Raissa Dantas de Sá Estudante do Curso de Graduação em Medicina, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Bolsista PROBEX, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil
  • Antônio Edilton Rolim Filho Estudante do Curso de Graduação em Medicina, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Bolsista PROBEX, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil
  • Rodolfo Augusto Bacelar de Athayde Estudante do Curso de Graduação em Medicina, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Bolsista PROBEX, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil
  • Samuel Gouveia da Costa Duarte Estudante do Curso de Graduação em Medicina, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Bolsista PROBEX, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil
  • Isabel Barroso Augusto Silva Médica, Professora do Departamento de Medicina Interna, Centro de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3395/reciis.v6i1.474

Keywords:

health communication, doctor-patient relationship, hospital ambulatory care, continuity of patient care

Abstract

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.

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Sousa-Muñoz, R. L. de, Fernandes, B. M., Sá, R. D. de, Rolim Filho, A. E., Athayde, R. A. B. de, Duarte, S. G. da C., & Silva, I. B. A. (2012). The Information retained by patient on his health problem at a School Hospital. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.3395/reciis.v6i1.474

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Original articles

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