Avaliação da assistência prestada aos idosos com sintomas de depressão pelos enfermeiros da Estratégia Saúde da Família

Abstract

The aim is to provide conditions for the direction of health actions, enabling the nurses of the Family Health Strategy with a greater diagnostic basis for depressive symptoms and from there they start with the correct conduct. The objective of this study was to reveal the perception of nurses from the Family Health Strategy about the nursing care provided to the elderly with depressive symptoms. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study with a qualitative approach, based on the Collective Subject Discourse (CSD) methodology. The nurses linked to the Family Health Teams, from the city of Uberaba-MG, participated in the research. In this study, the entire population was invited to the interview. The interviews were recorded on digital media in order to record the testimonies. Information regarding sociodemographic characterization and professional aspects were coded and cataloged. The verbal data obtained in the interviews were transcribed in full, suppressing any information that could identify the interviewee. In the technique, the statements collected were systematized and organized using the Microsoft Word program. Thirty-three nurses participated in the research. The female sex prevailed (87.9%) with a mean age of 39.6 years. Regarding the speeches, 4 speech categories were identified, the first category is Knowledge and training for the management of elderly patients with depressive symptoms. The second category was Facilities and difficulties in caring for the elderly with depressive symptoms. The third category is Strategies for coping with depression in the elderly, and the fourth is Main signs perceived by professional nurses in relation to depression in the elderly. it is considered that the role of nursing in periods of depression in the elderly is essential, as these professionals have specific strategies for beneficial actions in this scenario.