Repercussão de uma intervenção educativa com agentes comunitários de saúde nas condições ambientais de domicílios de crianças asmáticas / Impact that an educational intervention carried out by community health agents has on environmental conditions in the households of children with asthma
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BR1.1
RESUMO
OBJETIVO:
Verificar o impacto de uma intervenção educativa problematizadora sobre o controle ambiental para aeroalérgenos, conduzida por agentes comunitários de saúde, nos domicílios de crianças com asma.MÉTODOS:
Estudo prospectivo de intervenção. Foram visitados 95 domicílios com crianças (faixa etária de 2-10 anos) com episódios recorrentes de dispneia e sibilância no município de Iguatu (CE). A intervenção educativa envolveu grupos focais com agentes comunitários de saúde com a problematização sobre medidas educativas a serem implementadas. Após a intervenção, 84 domicílios foram revisitados e reavaliados.RESULTADOS:
Após a intervenção, houve uma redução significativa na limpeza do piso com vassoura (p = 0,02), no uso de fogão a carvão (p = 0,001) e no número de bichos de pelúcia no domicílio (p = 0,05). Houve uma melhoria significativa no controle ambiental para aeroalérgenos nos quartos das crianças após a intervenção (p = 0,003).CONCLUSÕES:
A intervenção educativa mostrou ser uma importante ferramenta junto à população estudada, minimizando os aspectos negativos das condições ambientais dos domicílios das crianças asmáticas.ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the impact that an educational intervention employing problem-solving strategies for the environmental control of aeroallergens has on environmental conditions in the households of children with asthma. The intervention was carried out by community health agents.METHODS:
This was a prospective intervention study. The community health agents visited 95 households in which there were children (2-10 years of age) who had recurrent episodes of wheezing and dyspnea. All of the households investigated were in the city of Iguatu, Brazil. The educational interventions involved focus groups and community health agents. The focus groups were asked to brainstorm the educational measures to be implemented, in order to devise problem-solving strategies. After the intervention, 84 households were revisited and reevaluated.RESULTS:
After the intervention, there was a significant decrease in the use of brooms for cleaning the floor (p = 0.02), in the use of coal-burning stoves (p = 0.001), and in the number of stuffed toys (p = 0.05). There was also a significant post-intervention improvement in the environmental control of aeroallergens in the bedrooms of the children (p = 0.003).Conclusions:
The educational intervention applied in this study proved to be an important tool for the target population, improving environmental conditions in the households of children with asthma.Key words
النص الكامل:
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الفهرس:
LILACS
الموضوع الرئيسي:
Asthma
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Allergens
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Health Education
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Air Pollution, Indoor
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Community Health Workers
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Household Work
نوع الدراسة:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
المحددات:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
اللغة:
Pt
مجلة:
J Bras Pneumol
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J. bras. pneumol
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J. bras. pneumol. (Online)
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Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia (Impresso)
موضوع المجلة:
PNEUMOLOGIA
السنة:
2011
نوع:
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