Abstract

SUAREZ CUBA, Miguel Ángel. PERCEPTION OF HOME HEALTH CARE VISITS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS. Rev. Méd. La Paz [online]. 2017, vol.23, n.2, pp.20-23. ISSN 1726-8958.

Objective: to describe the perception ofhome health care visits to elderly patients by family medicine unit in CNS at La Paz, Bolivia. Methodology: It was conducted a qualitative research. Medical professionals such us family physicians (4), social workers (2), pharmaceutical biochemists (2), third-year medical resident (1) and nursing assistants (4) participated in the home health care visits to elderly patients with chronic health problems. Narratives were elaborated as a product of observation. Results: Physicians expressed the importance of home health care visits for both patients and professionals. They argued that patients follow up were closer and more appropriate to reality, considering the positive and negative feelings produced among doctors, patients and their families. They held visits must be done by a multidisciplinary team where each professional has a role. The need to strengthen this activity was also highlighted. Conclusion: home health care visits generate empathy feelings that are useful for medical follow-up.

Keywords : home health visit; family medicine.

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