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O envelhecimento populacional tem vindo a revelar-se cada vez mais acentuado, associado a este está o aumento da prevalência de doenças não transmissíveis de evolução prolongada. O uso de medicamentos tem-se revelado essencial na resposta às múltiplas comorbilidades que as pessoas idosas desenvolvem.
O envelhecimento da população desencadeou a criação de medidas políticas para dar resposta às necessidades desta população idosa e às suas famílias. Foram criadas respostas sociais, especificamente os centros de dia que visam acompanhar e apoiar as famílias em alturas de maior fragilidade. A responsabilidade de cuidar das pessoas idosas dependentes por norma cabe à família, que na impossibilidade de os assegurar, recorre a estes centros de dia e aos seus cuidadores formais. As pessoas idosas representam uma população vulnerável, tornando-se essencial identificar as necessidades dos seus cuidadores no processo de gestão da medicação, garantindo a adesão à terapêutica dos utentes que frequentam os centros de dia, bem como a manutenção da sua segurança.
O projeto “Cumprir a medicação +” foi desenvolvido num centro de dia, na zona de abrangência da UCC onde decorreu o estágio. Teve como objetivo contribuir para a capacitação das ajudantes de ação direta relativamente ao processo de gestão da medicação das pessoas idosas. A fundamentação teórica baseou-se numa revisão bibliográfica e numa revisão da literatura do tipo Scoping Review. O projeto foi suportado pelo modelo teórico de Dorothea Orem e a metodologia do planeamento em saúde para avaliar necessidades, fixar objetivos, programar a intervenção comunitária, executá-la e avaliá-la. Foram desenvolvidas intervenções no âmbito da educação para a saúde.
Destacam-se como principais resultados deste projeto, a participação das ajudantes de ação direta, quer na adesão às sessões de formação e satisfação com as mesmas, assim como os resultados satisfatórios sobre os conhecimentos adquiridos. Torna-se evidente que pela proximidade que o enfermeiro de enfermagem comunitária tem com a comunidade e pelos problemas de saúde que identifica, encontra-se num papel privilegiado para o apoio e acompanhamento das ajudantes de ação direta. As atividades executadas contribuíram para o desenvolvimento de competências específicas do enfermeiro especialista em enfermagem comunitária e de saúde pública.
We have an ever-increasing ageing of the population is tied to the increase of prolonged course noncontagious diseases and illnesses. The use of medication has become essential in addressing the comorbidity an elderly person develops. The population ageing phenomenon has pushed for policies capable of addressing the needs of the population in this age group and their families. To accomplish this, several social measures were taken, more specifically the creation of day care centres that seek to follow and support families in need. The responsibility of taking care of the elderly person is usually of their own family, but when the family is not able to provide adequate care they seek out these day care centres and professional caregivers for help. Elderly people are a vulnerable part of the population, and so it is essential to identify the needs of the caregivers in terms of managing, ensuring that the users of the day care centres follow their treatment properly and that they are safe. Project “Cumprir a medicação +” (Following the treatment plan +) was developed at a day care centre in the area where the internship took place. The project sought to contribute to training the direct action assistants for managing the medication of elderly people. The theoretical fundaments were based on a bibliographic and literature review of the Scoping Review. The project was supported by the Dorothea Orem’s theoretical model and the methodology for healthcare planning to according to assess needs, set goals, schedule community intervention, execute it and evaluate it. Interventions were done within the scope of healthcare education. The noteworthy main results of this project were the engagement of the direct action assistants, both in joining the training sessions and feeling satisfied with these, as well as the satisfactory results about the knowledge attained. It is clear that due to the proximity to the community and the health problems that they identify, community nurses are in a privileged role to provide support to direct action assistants. The activities done have contributed to the development of specific skills for the nurse specialised in communitarian nursing and healthcare.
We have an ever-increasing ageing of the population is tied to the increase of prolonged course noncontagious diseases and illnesses. The use of medication has become essential in addressing the comorbidity an elderly person develops. The population ageing phenomenon has pushed for policies capable of addressing the needs of the population in this age group and their families. To accomplish this, several social measures were taken, more specifically the creation of day care centres that seek to follow and support families in need. The responsibility of taking care of the elderly person is usually of their own family, but when the family is not able to provide adequate care they seek out these day care centres and professional caregivers for help. Elderly people are a vulnerable part of the population, and so it is essential to identify the needs of the caregivers in terms of managing, ensuring that the users of the day care centres follow their treatment properly and that they are safe. Project “Cumprir a medicação +” (Following the treatment plan +) was developed at a day care centre in the area where the internship took place. The project sought to contribute to training the direct action assistants for managing the medication of elderly people. The theoretical fundaments were based on a bibliographic and literature review of the Scoping Review. The project was supported by the Dorothea Orem’s theoretical model and the methodology for healthcare planning to according to assess needs, set goals, schedule community intervention, execute it and evaluate it. Interventions were done within the scope of healthcare education. The noteworthy main results of this project were the engagement of the direct action assistants, both in joining the training sessions and feeling satisfied with these, as well as the satisfactory results about the knowledge attained. It is clear that due to the proximity to the community and the health problems that they identify, community nurses are in a privileged role to provide support to direct action assistants. The activities done have contributed to the development of specific skills for the nurse specialised in communitarian nursing and healthcare.
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Idosos Gestão da medicação Centro comunitário para idosos Cuidadores Enfermagem comunitária Aged Medication therapy management Senior centers Caregiver Community nursing