Banca de DEFESA: CHARLLES PETTERSON ANDRADE DE OMENA

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STUDENT : CHARLLES PETTERSON ANDRADE DE OMENA
DATE: 29/07/2021
TIME: 13:30
LOCAL: videoconferência
TITLE:

Analysis of the knowledge of primary health care professionals in the city of Maceió on the assessment of the degree of physical disability in patients with leprosy.

KEY WORDS:

Leprosy, primary health care, physical disability

PAGES: 88
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional
SUMMARY:

The main problems arising from leprosy are physical disabilities. Such disabilities can be permanent, as Hansen's bacillus affects peripheral nerves, affecting motor, sensitive and autonomic fibers, making patients more susceptible to accidents, burns, wounds and even amputations, resulting in social and psychological damage that interfere in the quality of life of these individuals. The city of Maceió is the absolute record holder in number of new cases in the State of Alagoas. The Ministry of Health has developed recommendations for the assessment of the Degree of Physical Disability (GIF) in leprosy patients, which should be performed on all patients at various times: at diagnosis, every three months during treatment and at discharge for cure, using the simplified neurological assessment, composed of tests that assess the neurological function (sensory and motor) of eyes, hands and feet. However, the data made available by the State Health Department show that, in the last 10 years, 15% of patients in the capital of Alagoas did not have their GIF evaluated when diagnosed. This research aims to analyze the knowledge of these professionals regarding the assessment of the degree of physical disability in leprosy. This is quantitative, observational, analytical, cross-sectional research. A specific form was applied involving 38 doctors, 40 nurses and 08 physiotherapists working in Basic Health Units in the city of Maceió-AL. The results obtained in this study demonstrate that most doctors and physiotherapists know the simplified neurological assessment, however, they do not know how to perform it, unlike nursing professionals, who, in their majority, reported knowing how to perform the ANS. Regarding the GIF assessment, our results showed that most doctors and nurses interviewed knew about the GIF assessment, but did not know how to perform it, while most physiotherapists did not even know the GIF assessment. It is also worth noting that despite the professionals knowing how to perform the ANS and the GIF evaluation, it was reported that in the Health Units there are not enough materials to carry out a more precise work. With the completion of this study, the need for investments in the continuing education of professionals became evident in the face of a topic of great relevance to public health. In addition, the health system itself needs to be better structured to offer all professionals the tools to carry out the simplified neurological assessment and the classification of the degree of physical disability with greater precision.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1298235 - EMILIANO DE OLIVEIRA BARRETO
Interna - 2269479 - CAROLINNE DE SALES MARQUES
Externo à Instituição - AUGUSTO CESAR ALVES DE OLIVEIRA - UNCISAL