Health literacy of home care service professionals in a Brazilian capital
Letramento em saúde de profissionais do serviço de atenção domiciliar de uma capital brasileira
Palavras-chave:
Healthy literacy;, Health personnel;, House calls.Resumo
Objective: To evaluate professionals working with healthy literacy in the Home Care Service (HCS) in a Brazilian capital. Method: This was a cross-sectional, analytical study of 29 professionals working in the HCS, using a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Brazilian version of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ). Results: Most respondents were female (93.10%), licensed practical nurses (31.03%); had another employment relationship (53.57%); daily workload of 12 hours (37.93%); parents schooling elementary level (34.48%); had a reading habit (86.21%); average amount of reading (48%). Limitations were identified in the scales "Sufficient information to take care of health" and "Social support for health". Strenghts were related to "Understanding health information and knowing what to do" and "Ability to find good health information". Conclusion: The disseminate the theme among HCS professionals, enabling reflection on the care offered to patients and caregivers in home care, as well as improving the approach and communication between professionals and caregivers.
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