Portuguese (pdf)
Article in xml format
Automatic translation
Send this article by e-mail
Permalink
Revista Brasileira de Educação Médica
Print version ISSN 0100-5502On-line version ISSN 1981-5271
Abstract
SOEIRO, Raquel Lima et al. Group Health Education in the Treatment of Obese Class III: a Challenge for Health Professionals. Rev. Bras. Educ. Med. [online]. 2019, vol.43, n.1, suppl.1, pp.681-691. ISSN 1981-5271. https://doi.org/10.1590/1981-5271v43suplemento1-20190005.
Obesity has become a serious, global public health problem, with the number of people it affects reaching extreme numbers in recent years.In view of the increase in overweight and obese individuals in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, the Municipal Health Department of Rio de Janeiro (SMSRJ), with the technical support of the Annes Dias Institute of Nutrition (INAD), implemented the first Obesity Reference Centre (CRO) in the district of Acari in July 2011.This service offers outpatient clinical treatment for class III obesity users (also known as morbid obesity), with individual consultations, as well as group visits. It also represents a specialized support service, contributing toward the increased capacity of Primary Health Care (PHC) teams to offer assistance to users with this profile through a cross-functional team composed of a physical education instructor, nurse, endocrinologist, nutritionist and psychologist.In this context, based on the experiences of the CRO, the objective of the study is to perform a literature review on the importance of group health education activities in the treatment of class III obese individuals and how health professionals have addressed this topic in publications of the last five years.
Methodology
This is an integrative literature review, according to the PICO strategy (participants, intervention, context and results), the data of which was collected between October and November 2018, in the Latin American Literature and Caribbean in Health Sciences (Lilacs), Web of Science, SciVerse Scopus, Pubmed databases and Nursing Databases (BDENF).
Results
Based on the analysis of the 11 articles selected in the study, three relevant themes were identified for discussion:network of users in treatment, primary health care and group activities in the treatment of class III obesity, implementation of specialized and qualified service to attend this group of users.
Conclusion
The evidence shows that the role of the health team in relation to the care of this user profile goes beyond guidelines and information and that the development and implementation of services and/or treatments for class III obesity are significant challenges and require qualified professionals to compose multidisciplinary teams acting in an interdisciplinary manner that make the user aware that he or she must take the lead role in their own treatment.And to this end, group health education activities are important tools to promote autonomy and share experiences in the search for health-related quality of life.
Keywords : Morbid obesity; Nursing; Education in Health; Primary Health Care.
