Vivência de médicos e enfermeiros na aplicação da caderneta para o acompanhamento de pessoas com insuficiência venosa.

Abstract

Venous ulcers are hard-to-heal wounds that occur due to the development of chronic venous insufficiency. These lesions affect the lower limbs and are usually located in the lower third. Because it is a difficult wound to heal with high rates of recurrence, the care of patients with venous ulcers requires safe care and directed by care protocols. Objective: To report the experience of physicians and nurses in the application of a follow-up booklet for patients with venous insufficiency. Methods: This research is part of a larger work entitled "Construction and validation of a booklet for monitoring people with venous insufficiency". This is a methodological research carried out to evaluate the application of this booklet by physicians and nurses of primary health care in the municipality of Alagoa Grande/PB. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed using Bardin's content analysis technique. Results and discussions: Seventeen professionals who work in the UBS of the city were invited. However, only 6 participated in the research, because only these participated in the second stage of validation of the booklet. Given this, three categories emerged: Category 1: The difficulties to assist people with venous insufficiency are: lack of material resources, difficult access to specialists and poor compliance of users; Category 2: The booklet is an excellent tool for monitoring patients with chronic venous insufficiency; Category 3: The booklet brought motivation and security for assistance. Conclusion: In this research, it was possible to report the experience of doctors and nurses in the application of a booklet for monitoring the patient with venous insufficiency as a motivating experience, excellent and guiding assistance, which aroused in these professionals the interest in learning more about the subject.