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Introduction: Glaucoma is a public health problem among chronic-degenerative visual diseases due to its high incidence and for causing disability. Thus, the Glaucoma Patient Assistance Program was created to improve follow-up and avoid bleak prognoses.Objectives: to analyze the difficulties of the elderly in the use of eye drops for the treatment of glaucoma.Methods: an exploratory research was carried out where the population was composed of elderly patients with glaucoma treated at the Integrated Unit of Ipiranga linked to Basic Care in District III of João Pessoa-PB, a questionnaire was the instrument for data collection for the 61 participants.Results: it was found that 38 (62.3%) %) of the participants , 53 (87%) received 1-2 minimum wages, and 23 (37.7%) studied only until primary school. As for administration, 37 (60.7%) had no problems remembering if they had already used the eye drops, 39 (63.9%) had no difficulty using it, and 34 (55.7%) were unable to follow its use in the basic assistance. Conclusion: respondents have their obstacles to medication adherence regardless of the disease, the lack of follow-up in basic care only adds another one, so that's why educating them would enable lower dropout rates and better prognoses
Introdução: dentre as doenças crônico-degenerativas visuais, o glaucoma constitui um problema de saúde pública por sua alta incidência e incapacidade. Assim, o Programa de Assistência ao Portador de Glaucoma foi criado para melhorar o acompanhamento e evitar prognósticos sombrios. Objetivos: objetivo é analisar as dificuldades dos idosos no uso do colírio para tratamento do glaucoma. Método: pesquisa exploratória em população composta por pacientes de terceira idade com glaucoma, atendidos na Unidade Integrada do Ipiranga vinculada à Atenção Primária do Distrito III (João Pessoa- PB). O tamanho da amostra foi de 61 participantes, um questionário foi o instrumento para a coleta de dados. Resultados: na caracterização da amostra 38 (62,3%) eram do sexo feminino, 53 (87%) recebem de 1 a 2 salários mínimos e 23 (37,7%) estudaram só até o primário. Quanto à administração, 37(60,7%) não têm problemas para lembrar se já usaram o colírio, 39 (63,9%) não sentem dificuldade ao usá-lo e 34 (55,7%) não conseguem acompanhar seu uso na assistência básica. Discussão: A maioria revelou-se feminina, de baixa renda e desacompanhada da assistência básica neste quesito. Uma parcela significativa também se mostrou de baixa escolaridade. Contudo, apesar das limitações, a predominância revelou cumprir a terapêutica. Conclusão: Após aplicação do questionário foram detectados empecilhos próprios à adesão medicamentosa nos idosos. A falta de acompanhamento na atenção básica só acrescenta mais um desafio, por isso a educação do público possibilitaria menores taxas de abandono e melhores prognósticos.
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Health teams in primary care play a key role in the eye health of users as they understand that early identification of any visual change can result in satisfactory outcomes and better prognoses, preventing damage that is often irreversible to health. Building an ophthalmological calendar for the therapeutic follow-up of glaucoma in the elderly, this is a methodological study, as the process of constructing the calendar's content followed the Raymundo theoretical framework. The calendar was built in the following steps: bibliographic survey, content development, transformation of the language of scientific information into easy-to-understand expressions, creation and production of illustrations of the first draft, evaluation of the first draft made by the examining board, diagramming and presentation of the product. The construction of the calendar covers a specific theme for the elderly with glaucoma, which emphasizes the need to invest more in the inclusion of new technologies that will provide greater effectiveness and adherence of the user and the health team for the management of comprehensive care. The implementation of the produced calendar will allow for a better understanding and bond between the team professionals and the user and, consequently, a better monitoring of the therapeutic process of the patient involved.
