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Construction and validation of educational booklet about spirometry for users

2022; Brazilian Journal of Development; Volume: 5; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.34119/bjhrv5n5-164

2595-6825

Cynthia de Oliveira Vaz, Vanessa Ximenes Farias, Carolina Azevedo da Graça Lira, Fernanda Costa de Mesquita Souza, Eveline Lima Maia, Thereza Maria Magalhães Moreira, Maria Janete Torres, Agueda Menezes Da Silva,

Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation

Spirometry should be performed to diagnose ventilatory changes and measure their severity in patients with signs and symptoms. The objective was to develop a booklet to guide users on spirometry. This is a methodological study that was carried out in the pulmonary function laboratory of the Walter Cantídio hospital, located in Fortaleza-Ceará-Brazil, after institutional consent. Ten users of the spirometry exam, who were present at the pulmonary function outpatient clinic of the referred hospital, were interviewed, and those who agreed to participate in the study, who had or did not perform the spirometry exam previously and aged> 18 years, were selected. For validation of the booklet, six judges issued their opinion. The results revealed that most users have performed the exam before, but do not know the precautions that must be taken before, during and after the exam. Therefore, the content of the booklet was constructed based on these considerations of the users, as well as the validation of the courts and was adapted. The technology built will facilitate the service of the multiprofessional team that will have more time to assist in the health problem situation. Therefore, the use of this educational resource opens the way for the management of care and approximation of these data to the process of planning care actions by the team.