Care provided in primary care to elderly patients with chronic noncommunicable diseases

Abstract

Introduction: Chronic non-communicable diseases are the main cause of death in Brazil, therefore, health professionals must intervene in their knowledge and educational practices to minimize injuries caused by chronic disease in the elderly. Objective: to highlight the importance of multidisciplinary team care in primary care for the elderly with non-communicable chronic diseases. Methods: Study with qualitative, descriptive and exploratory subsidy. For the theoretical basis of this study, the following databases were used: MEDLINE, LILACS, BDENF and SciELO. Accessed through advanced search in the Virtual Health Library (VHL). To carry out the search, controlled descriptors and the Boolean operators "AND" were adopted for the simultaneous occurrence of subjects, and "OR", for the occurrence of one or another subject. Results: Educational practices corroborated the control and treatment of non-communicable chronic diseases. Socioeconomic, illiteracy and cultural factors generate a greater challenge for the adherence to medication and/or non-medicated self-care of the elderly. Conclusion: Educational practices are important for the elderly with CNCDs, especially for the elderly with diabetes mellitus and systemic hypertension. The multidisciplinary team contributes to interventions in the adherence of the elderly patient through the reception, with the application of methods, informative materials, which aims to guide, educate and promote the health of the elderly with chronic non-communicable disease.