Calidad de vida relacionada con la salud de personas con hemofilia en el noreste de Brasil / Quality of life related to the health of people with hemophilia in Northeast Brazil

Introducción: La hemofilia se caracteriza por la ocurrencia de hemorragias frecuentes y afecciones del aparato locomotor graves en los pacientes que causan daños físicos, sociales y psicológicos y afecta directamente su calidad de vida relacionada con la salud. Objetivo: Evaluar la calidad de vida de personas con hemofilia en el noreste de Brasil. Métodos: Estudio epidemiológico transversal cuantitativo realizado con 13 personas con hemofilia de un Banco de Sangre en el noreste de Brasil. La recolección de datos se realizó mediante la aplicación de un cuestionario sociodemográfico y clínico y de Haem-A-Qol, utilizado para evaluar la calidad de vida de las personas con hemofilia. Los valores brutos y medios se calcularon en general para todos los dominios y luego para cada dominio para que pudieran mostrarse. Resultados: Se obtuvo un promedio total de 30,94 en relación a los diez dominios evaluados. Los dominios con los promedios más altos fueron "salud física" con 49,23 y "afrontamiento" con 35,89 y con el promedio más bajo fue "planificación familiar". Conclusiones: Los participantes de la investigación tienen una calidad de vida insatisfactoria en relación con la salud física y el afrontamiento y, satisfactoria en relación con las relaciones y la sexualidad(AU)

Introduction: Hemophilia is characterized by the occurrence of frequent bleeding and serious musculoskeletal conditions in patients that cause physical, social and psychological damage and directly affect their health-related quality of life. Objective: To evaluate the quality of life of people with hemophilia in the northeast of Brazil. Methods: Quantitative cross-sectional epidemiological study conducted with 13 people with hemophilia from a Blood Bank in northeastern Brazil. Data collection was performed by applying a sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire and Haem-A-Qol, used to assess the quality of life of people with hemophilia. Raw and mean values were calculated overall for all domains and then for each domain so that they could be displayed. Results: A total average of 30,94 was obtained in relation to the ten domains evaluated. The domains with the highest averages were "physical health" with 49,23 and "coping" with 35,89 and with the lowest average was "family planning". Conclusions: The research participants have an unsatisfactory quality of life in relation to physical health and coping, and satisfactory in relation to relationships and sexuality(AU)

Análise da equidade na distribuição do financiamento federal à Atenção Primária à Saúde entre os municípios do Ceará / Analysis of equity in the distribution of federal funding to primary health care among the municipalities of Ceará, Brazil / Análisis de equidad en la distribución del financiamiento federal a la atención primaria de salud entre los municipios de Ceará, Brasil

Objetivo: analisar a equidade na distribuição dos recursos da Atenção Primária à Saúde nos municípios do estado do Ceará. Metodologia: trata-se de um estudo ecológico, utilizando dados secundários de domínio público dos 184 municípios cearenses, entre 2004 e 2014. Coletou-se dados populacionais no Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde; recursos recebidos de custeio da atenção primária no Fundo Nacional de Saúde e índice de desenvolvimento municipal no Instituto de Pesquisa e Estratégia Econômica do Ceará. Calculou-se o gasto com atenção básica total e per capita por porte populacional dos municípios, sendo a análise realizada por gráficos de dispersão e boxplot. Resultados: foi revelada variação de aumento sequencial entre municípios de grande porte>municípios de pequeno porte>municípios de médio porte. O gasto per capita com a atenção básica apresentou variação: municípios de médio porte>municípios de grande porte>municípios de pequeno porte. Entre 2000 e 2014, o gasto com atenção básica per capita sobressai nos municípios de pequeno porte, passando de R$ 45,23 (2004) para R$ 132,97 (2014); nos municípios de médio porte de R$ 32,52 para R$ 97,05; e municípios de grande porte, de R$ 29,14 para R$ 82,10. Análises gráficas constataram maior crescimento dos gastos entre municípios de pequeno porte, de 2004 e 2012, apresentando queda em 2014. Conclusão: a política de financiamento da atenção primária do governo federal beneficiou os municípios de pequeno porte, apresentando tendência crescente de recursos entre 2000 e 2012, porém, em 2014, essa tendência se inverteu, o que é preocupante para a manutenção da Atenção Primária como base do Sistema Único de Saúde.

Objective: to analyze the equity in the distribution of resources of primary health care in municipalities of the state of Ceará. Methods: this is an ecological study, using secondary data from the public domain of 184 municipalities in Ceará, between 2004 and 2014. Population data were collected at the Informatics Department of the Unified Health System; resources were received from the cost of primary care in the National Health Fund and municipal development index in the Institute of Research and Economic Strategy of Ceará. The expenditure on total primary care and per capita was calculated by population size of the municipalities, and the analysis was performed using scatterplots and boxplots. Results: a sequential increase variation was revealed between large municipalities> small municipalities> medium-sized municipalities. Per capita spending on primary care are varied: medium-sized municipalities> large municipalities> small-sized municipalities. Between 2000 and 2014, spending on primary health care per capita stands out in small municipalities, from R $ 45.23 (2004) to R $ 132.97 (2014); in medium-sized municipalities from R $ 32.52 to R $ 97.05; and large municipalities, from R $ 29.14 to R $ 82.10. Graphical analyzes found greater growth in spending between small municipalities, from 2004 to 2012, decreasing in 2014. Conclusion: the federal government's primary health care financing policy benefited small municipalities, with an increasing trend of resources between 2000 and 2000. 2012, however, in 2014, this trend was reversed, which is worrying for the maintenance of Primary Care as the basis of the Unified Health System.

Objetivo: analizar la equidad en la distribución de recursos de Atención Primaria de Salud en los municipios del estado de Ceará. Metodología: se trata de un estudio ecológico, utilizando datos secundarios de dominio público de 184 municipios de Ceará, entre 2004 y 2014. Los datos poblacionales fueron recolectados en el Departamento de Informática del Sistema Único de Salud; recursos recibidos del costo de atención primaria en el Fondo Nacional de Salud e índice de desarrollo municipal en el Instituto de Investigación y Estrategia Económica de Ceará. El gasto en atención primaria total y per cápita se calculó por tamaño de población de los municipios, y el análisis se realizó mediante diagramas de dispersión y diagramas de caja. Resultados: se reveló una variación de aumento secuencial entre municipios grandes> municipios pequeños> municipios medianos. El gasto per cápita en atención primaria varió: municipios medianos> municipios grandes> municipios pequeños. Entre 2000 y 2014, se destaca el gasto en atención primaria de salud per cápita en los municipios pequeños, de R $ 45,23 (2004) a R $ 132,97 (2014); en municipios medianos de R $ 32,52 a R $ 97,05; y grandes municipios, de R $ 29,14 a R $ 82,10. Los análisis gráficos encontraron un mayor crecimiento en el gasto entre municipios pequeños, de 2004 a 2012, disminuyendo en 2014. Conclusión: la política de financiamiento de la atención primaria de salud del gobierno federal benefició a los municipios pequeños, con una tendencia creciente de recursos entre 2000 y 2000. 2012, sin embargo, en En 2014 se revirtió esta tendencia, preocupante para el mantenimiento de la Atención Primaria como base del Sistema Único de Salud.

[Costs with personnel and productivity analysis of family health program teams in Fortaleza, Ceará]. / Análise de custos com pessoal e produtividade de equipes do programa de saúde da família em Fortaleza, Ceará.

The research verified the productivity and the operational personnel costs of eight teams of the Family Health Program (PSF) of two Basic Units of Family Health (UBASF) in Fortaleza, Ceará, through the methodology of costs by absorption, in 2004. The largest expenses were with personnel (75%), mainly with the PSF teams, and medicines (18%). The federal allocations received in September, 2004, by each PSF team, were R$ 9,543.33. The total cost by team was R$ 15,719.00. Some professionals of various PSF teams showed productivity above the set objectives, but the average productivity by doctor and nurse was below fifty per cent of objectives, with high idle time making the work onerous. The unity cost of home visits by doctor and prenatal attendance by nurses were checked, and, would be less expensive if the idle time were reduced. Various alternatives of cost reduction were observed, such as scale savings of some resources and services and re-negotiation of contracts with suppliers and cooperatives. The data obtained will contribute to more accurate planning for the installation and maintenance of PSF teams as well as alternatives of cost reductions, higher productivity, and better quality.

[Nursing in Ceará: facts, reflections and a proposal for the preservation of history and memory of the profession]. / Enfermagem no Ceará: fatos, reflexões e propostas para preservação da história e memória da profissão.

The present study demonstrates the lack or insufficiency of historical records regarding the nursing profession in Ceará in the hope of expanding awareness among professionals of the need to rescue and preserve the history and memory of that category. As an additional means to do so, it suggests establishing a nursing academy in Ceará committed to the memory, present needs and future development of the profession.

[Nursing teaching in Ceará from 1942 to 1956: a memory that projects the future]. / Ensino de enfermagem no Ceariá de 1942-1956: a memória que projeta o futuro.

This study reflects on and proposes to rescue the history of nursing school in Ceará, covering the period between 1942 (implementation of the first emergency-room nursing course in the state) and 1956. Data were collected from written documents, school records covering four classes and interviews with former students. The study is intended to make nursing professionals aware of the importance of a strong commitment to the history, memory and further development of the profession.

[Rational drug use: an economic approach to decision making]. / Uso racional de medicamentos: uma abordagem econômica para tomada de decisões.

The present article approaches rational drug use (RDU) from the economical point of view. The implementation of RDU implies in costs and involves acquisition of knowledge and behavioral changes of several agents. The difficulties in implementing RDU may be due to shortage problems, information asymmetry, lack of information, uncertain clinical decisions, externalities, time-price, incentives for drug prescribers and dispensers, drug prescriber preferences and marginal utility. Health authorities, among other agencies, must therefore regularize, rationalize and control drug use to minimize inefficiency in pharmaceutical care and to prevent exposing the population to unnecessary health risks.