CARE FOR THE PERSON WHO LIVES WITH HIV/AIDS IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

ABSTRACT Objective: to understand the process of caring for the person with HIV/AIDS in the Primary Health Care of a capital in southern Brazil. Method: qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research, carried out in the Health Centers of this city, from March to August 2015. Sixteen nurses participated through semi-structured interviews, which were organized and codified with the help of the software QSR Nvivo®, version 10. Afterwards, the data were analyzed through comparative analysis. Results: results were described in two categories: “The inter-subjective encounter given the vulnerability to HIV/AIDS”, and, “Accepting needs and formulating actions given the reality”. Potentialities and weaknesses were evidenced through these categories, such as: reception, long-term care, active search, home visits, and, in return, lacking a formal flow of care for people living with HIV/ AIDS, lack of HIV/AIDS line of care and medical/centered care. Conclusion: the need to implement HIV/AIDS management in primary care was verified, as well as to overcome the fragilities in this care with the aid of implementing a formal care flow, establishing managerial processes and permanent education for the professionals. Then, expanding and qualifying care in HIV/AIDS, with important contributions of the nurse in the perspective of integral care in the process of living with HIV/AIDS.

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Main Authors: Colaço,Aline Daiane, Meirelles,Betina Hörner Schlindwein, Heidemann,Ivonete Teresinha Schülter Buss, Villarinho,Mariana Vieira
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem 2019
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-07072019000100332
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