The contact phone and its contribution to the prospective cohort of the phase II Digitalis Study, in the municipality of Niteroi, Brazil

10^th Global Nursing & Healthcare conference

August 18-19, 2016 Sao Paulo, Brazil

Dayse Mary da Silva Correia, Antonio Jose Lagoeiro Jorge, Beatriz Trajano Coelho, Daiana Cordeiro Nascimento, Carolina Lima dos Santos, Bianca Abreu Giestal Filgueiras, Jessyka Dayanne Alves de Moura, Luciana Lima Alves, Gabriela Bolzan Aguiar, Gabriela Fitipaldi, Priscila da Costa Diniz, Ronaldo

Professor of the School of Nursing Aurora de Afonso Costa of the University of Federal Fluminense
Professor of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Federal Fluminense
Student of Nursing of the School of Nursing Aurora de Afonso Cos

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Background: The digitalis study developed at the primary health care in the municipality of Niteroi (rj) with 633 adults registered in the family medicine program, showed a high prevalence (79%) of individuals aged â�¥ 45 years at risk for developing heart failure. To follow up, a 5-year prospective cohort was proposed and approved in 04 steps, being the first the contact phone. Therefore, the main of this first step was to obtain by contact phone from the research participants, confirmed hospitalizations, deaths, and continuous use of medication and on aspects of self-care. Design, Sample and Methods: Exploratory study composed of 173 individuals in the total sample of the ii-phase of the digitalis study, which is subject to approval by the ethical research committee of the Ant�´nio Pedro university hospital, of the University of Federal Fluminense. The data were obtained from a structured questionnaire, in the period from 11 April to 20 June 2016, in different moments of the day, totaling 05 attempts per individual and using descriptive statistics analysis, for which the SPSS software, version 21 was used. Results: 173 contacts analyzed, there is female predominance (55.5%), average age was 54 years, 57% hypertensive, 19, % diabetic, 22% smokers, 24% with BMI of â�¥ 30, and 14% have heart failure. In addition, we identified that there was 07 (4%) deaths, 40 (23%) cases of hospitalizations in the last 4 years, and 72% say make continuous use of drugs, such as antihypertensive, antidepressant, or hypoglycemic. As for the self-care aspects, 24 (13%) participants complained of difficulties in everyday activities such as: climbing stairs, walking, bathing, feeding or dressing. Conclusion: The identification of the impairment of health condition of the individuals, either on the evolution of the chronic disease, or of the impact on their daily life, seeks to support to the actions of health policies of the Family Medicine Program in the municipality of Niter�³i, specially prevention, promotion and health rehabilitation.

Biography :

Dayse Mary da Silva Correia is a professor in School of Nursing Aurora de Afonso Costa of the University of Federal Fluminense.

Email: daysecorreia@id.uff.br