Proposal to a protocol for monitoring chronic kidney disease in primary health care
International Journal of Development Research
Proposal to a protocol for monitoring chronic kidney disease in primary health care
Received 09th August, 2019; Received in revised form 21st September, 2019; Accepted 03rd October, 2019; Published online 30th November, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Suellen Vienscoski Skupien et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: to propose a protocol for monitoring chronic kidney disease in primary health care. Method: exploratory study organized in two phases, elaboration and evaluation of the protocol. The sample used to evaluate the protocol was composed by 15 health professionals and data were collected between August and September 2014, through a questionnaire. Results: the protocol was structured in six instruments: identification; self-reported interview of risk factors; nursing consultation; medical consultation; service flow chart; and protocol instruction manual and guidelines. The elaborated protocol presented content validity and reached consensus, on average 98.9% from the answers by nurses and doctors. Conclusion: the protocol supports improvements in the care of individuals at risk of chronic kidney disease, as well as guiding health professionals to make decisions regarding to the timely referral to the specialist, thus minimizing the health problems arising from this disease.
