Classification of Family Risk in a Family Health Center

Authors

  • Priscila Tadei Nakata Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Lenice Ines Koltermann Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Kellyn Rocha de Vargas Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Priscilla Wolff Moreira Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Erica Rosalba Mallmann Duarte Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Idiane Rosset-Cruz Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000500011

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to identify and classify the degree of family risk in a Family Health Center by means of a multidimensional evaluation instrument. METHOD: a cross-sectional study, with a quantitative and descriptive design, which evaluated 927 families registered in the center, which covers five micro-areas. The Coelho and Savassi Scale was applied, this consisting of 13 sentinels of evaluation of the social risk, using secondary data available in the File A of the families' medical records, in the last trimester of 2011. The data was analyzed using the SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) for Windows software, version 18.0. RESULTS: among the families studied, 68.5% were classified as not being at risk. It was ascertained that the smallest proportion of at-risk families (8.2%) was found in micro-area 1, and that micro-area 4 had the highest proportion (55.9%). The most-prevalent risk situations were poor conditions of basic sanitation, systemic arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus and drug addiction. CONCLUSION: this study's results make it possible to create support for the planning of home visits, to implement health surveillance actions, and for health professionals to better understand the vulnerabilities of the families attended.

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Published

2013-09-01

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 5 (2013)

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Original Articles

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Classification of Family Risk in a Family Health Center . (2013). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 21(5), 1088-1095. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000500011