A PERCEPÇÃO DO PROFISSIONAL DA ÁREA FARMACÊUTICA DIANTE DA NÃO ADESÃO DO PACIENTE AO TRATAMENTO MEDICAMENTOSO POR QUESTÕES RELIGIOSAS

Abstract

According to the Health Ministry, Brazil faces an epidemic regard to Arterial Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus. These chronic diseases are considered a public health problem because of their high incidence and due to the fact that many patients do not adhere adequately to pharmacological treatment. Failure to adhere to pharmacological treatment occurs for several reasons, from the certainty that these diseases have no cure until the discouragement regards the therapeutic process itself. The researcher, a professional in the pharmaceutical area, through her practice of attending a public health service, due to the contact with these patients, noticed the progress of this epidemic and the difficulty of disease control due to several factors, mainly due to the lack of adherence to the pharmacological treatment. This perception motivated the research to verify if the non adherence to the pharmacological treatment could be motivated by questions related to the the faith, the religiosity and or the spirituality of the patients. The researcher opted to verify this non-adherence from the perspective of professionals in the pharmaceutical area. To reach the proposed objectives, methodologically, the researcher carried out a bibliographical review, complementing it with a field research. A semi-structured online questionnaire was used for the field research. Professionals from the city of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, who work or who have worked in the pharmaceutical area in the public health services were invited to participate and express their point of view on the subject. The structure of the dissertation was limited to three chapters that presented the public services and pharmaceutical assistance in the public health services in Brazil in relation to religion, spirituality, faith and the perception of the professionals participating in the research regarding the non adherence to the pharmacological treatment by the patient for religious reasons. In conclusion, it was possible to point out, from the speeches of the participants of the research, a very close relation between the non adherence of the patient to the pharmacological treatment and the religious questions.