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A hanseníase na população idosa de Alagoas
Silva, David Darnis Bezerra da; Tavares, Clodis Maria; Gomes, Nataly Mayara Cavalcante; Cardoso, Aline Costa; Arcêncio, Ricardo AlexandreObjective: to describe the epidemiological profile of elderly persons with leprosy in the state of Alagoas. Method: a descriptive epidemiological study of leprosy cases among the elderly reported to the Disease Notification Information System between 2005 and 2015 was carried out. Results: a total of 896 cases were identified, with a predominance of 60-69 years old (60.5%), who were male (50.4%), had no schooli...
Challenges and potentialities of nursing work in street medical offices
Cardoso, Aline Costa; Santos, Débora de Souza; Mishima, Silvana Martins; Anjos, Danielly Santos Cardoso dos; Jorge, Jorgina SalesObjective: to analyze elements of the nursing work process in the Street Medical Offices, highlighting the challenges and potentialities of care for homeless people. Method: this is an exploratory research of qualitative nature supported by the perspective of the health work process. The study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with nurses from the teams of the street medical offices at the city o...