The nurse’s view on Leprosy treatment in primary health care ; La visión del profesional enfermero sobre el tratamiento de la lepra en la atención básica ; A visão do profissional enfermeiro sobre o tratamento da hanseníase na atenção básica

Objective: To evaluate Primary Health Care (PHC) nurses’ view on leprosy treatment. Methods: Qualitative descriptive study conducted with nine nurses working in the municipality of Cocal, Piauí, Brazil, from January to March 2016. Data were collected using guiding questions about leprosy treatment and the answers were transcribed and submitted to content analysis. Results: The nurses stated that polychemotherapy is effective in the treatment of leprosy, as well as in reducing the burden of disease and curing the patient. Supervision is related to correct treatment, guarantee of cure, reduction of sequelae and interruption of disease transmission. Treatment failure is mainly associated with patient’s and family’s lack of engagement, lack of medication at the health clinic, lack of patient guidance, low levels of education, and drug side effects. Noncompliance with or cessation of treatment were related to complications such as aggravation of symptoms, disabilities, and amputations. Conclusion: The study showed that the nurses evaluated have adequate knowledge about aspects of leprosy treatment in PHC, highlighting points that must be corrected in order to achieve excellence in the fight against leprosy, such as the importance of encouraging family participation as a coadjutant in the treatment. ; Objetivo: Evaluar la visión de los enfermeros que actúan en la Atención Básica (AB) sobre el tratamiento de la lepra. Métodos: Investigación del tipo descriptiva y de abordaje cualitativo realizada con nueve enfermeros que trabajan en el municipio de Cocal, Piauí, Brasil, entre los meses de enero y marzo de 2016. La recogida de datos se dio a través de cuestiones norteadoras sobre el tratamiento de la lepra y las respuestas fueron transcritas y analizadas a través del análisis de contenido. Resultados: Los enfermeros afirmaron que la poliquimioterapia es eficaz para el tratamiento de la lepra así como para la reducción de la carga de la enfermedad y la cura del enfermo. La supervisión relacionase al tratamiento correcto, ...