Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Oct 2015)

Health promotion technologies in elderly people with chronic diseases in Primary Health Care

  • Ana Alinne Gomes da Penha,
  • Juliana Alexandra Parente Sa Barreto,
  • Rosely Leyliane dos Santos,
  • Regina Petrola Bastos Rocha,
  • Huana Carolina Cândido Morais,
  • Maria Corina Amaral Viana

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5902/2179769217160
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 3
pp. 406 – 414

Abstract

Read online

Aim: to know the technology adopted by nurses in health promotion for elderly people with chronic diseases in Primary Health Care. Method: this is an exploratory research, with qualitative and descriptive approach, held at Cariri, south of Ceará, Brazil. Nurses who adopt technologies for the older adults with chronic were included. Semi-structured interview was used for data collection during July and August 2014, using thematic content analysis. Results: from the analysis, two categories emerged: Technologies used in health promotion of elderly people with chronic diseases and Strategies for the use of technologies in the elderly group in Primary Health Care. Light technologies stood out (humanized host and bond) and hard (glucose meter, tensiometer among others). They were chosen for health promotion activities by professionals. Conclusion: there is no clarity on the concept of health technologies, especially in the use of soft-hard technologies

Keywords