Painel de metas do cuidado: avaliações e percepções de pacientes e acompanhantes

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the "Panel of Care Goals" for elderly patients (aged 60 years and over) in the perception of patients and companions. Method: exploratory, quantitative and qualitative study with elderly patients from a Geriatric Medical Clinic in a hospital in São Paulo and their companions from November to December 2022. Data were collected through forms and questionnaires prepared for this research that contained open and closed questions. Results: 59 elderly people participated in the study, 66.1% female and 33.9% male. Among women, it was found that 35.8% were in the age group of 81 to 90 years. Widows stood out with 64.1%, while men. married people with 60.0%. There was a predominance of elderly people who lived with relatives, more frequent in men (90.0%) and in women (79.5%). Regarding education, we found a low number of illiterates (3.4%) and although 39.0% of the elderly had elementary education, 30.7% had undergraduate or postgraduate degrees, more frequent among those over 71 years of age. There was a higher number of hospitalizations due to respiratory problems with 33.9% of the cases, followed by those due to the genitourinary system with 25.4%. Of the 59 companions (caregivers and family members), 69.5% were family members, with the presence of children standing out with 56.0%, followed by spouses with 24.3%. As for the age group, most were between 41 and 50 years old (37.3%), with 16.9% for caregivers and 20.3%. for family members. Regarding the age group, the majority were between 41 and 50 years old (37.3%), with 16.9% for caregivers and 20.3% for family members. As for the multidisciplinary team, 36.3% are male and almost twice as many, with 63.7% female. Conclusion: the "Care Goal Panel" represents an important tool for the effectiveness of the care prescribed to the elderly patient, with safety and quality, added to the effective communication established between elderly patients, companions and multidisciplinary team, whose participation reflects in safer care, as recommended by the World Health Organization and the National Health Surveillance Agency.