Health Education as a Tool for the Prevention of Prostate Cancer in the Elderly: Experience Report
Dayara de Nazaré Rosa de Carvalho *
State University of Pará (UEPA), Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Dandara de Fátima Ribeiro Bendelaque
Paraense Faculty of Teaching (FAPEN), Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Viviane Ferraz Ferreira de Aguiar
Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Sara Melissa Lago Sousa
Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Celice Ruanda Oliveira Sobrinho
Metropolitan University Center of the Amazon (UNIFAMAZ), Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Lorena Nayara Alves Neves
Metropolitan University Center of the Amazon (UNIFAMAZ), Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Carla Sena Cunha
Mauricio of Nassau Faculty (UNINASSAU), Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Ivone de Melo Sousa
University of the Amazon (UNAMA), Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Nancy de Souza Felipe de Nazaré
University of the Amazon (UNAMA), Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Suzanne Lourdes Souza Carvalho
University of the Amazon (UNAMA), Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Rafael Everton Assunção Ribeiro da Costa
University of the State of Piauí (UESPI), Tersina, Piauí, Brazil.
Ivonete Vieira Pereira Peixoto
State University of Pará (UEPA), Belém, Pará, Brazil.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Objective: Report the realization of a health education action aimed at the prevention of prostate cancer.
Methodology: This is a descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, of the experience report type, carried out in a Municipal Health Unit (UMS). The activity took place in three main moments: Lecture; Conversation round and application of active methodologies. From the IRAMUTEQ, a textual corpus was submitted to similarity analysis.
Results: The results show that the participants do not have habits that benefit their health, such as inadequate diet and lack of physical activities, in addition to low adherence to detection tests and demand for health services. They had insufficient knowledge about the neoplasm, pointing out family history as the main risk factor for prostate cancer.
Conclusion: It is noted that the elderly has difficulties in adhering to conducts that help prevent prostate cancer, requiring the promotion of actions that provide information related to the benefits of healthy habits and the performance of tests to detect the pathology.
Keywords: Prostate cancer, seniors, prevention, nursing.