CARE FOR PEOPLE DEPRIVED OF FREEDOM WITH TUBERCULOSIS AND PERMANENT EDUCATION IN HEALTH

Abstract Tuberculosis is one of the main grievances to be combated throughout the world, and the high incidence among the population that is deprived of freedom (904.9/100 thousand inhabitants, in 2013) contributes to increase the dimension of the problem. This study presents the analysis based on action research, which was developed through an institutional intervention that used Ongoing Education in Health to reorganize the care provided to those deprived of freedom who have tuberculosis. The participants of the research were the nursing workers at a penitentiary in the state of Paraná, Brazil; the workers participated in seven Ongoing Education in Health workshops. Three of the workshops were on team work, user embracement and joint responsibility; two other workshops discussed the current aspects of the disease, the care practice developed, and a new work proposal was established by the team. The last two workshops monitored the implemented proposal and corrected mistakes. The action research combined with the Ongoing Education in Health was adequate regarding the development of the intervention, and enabled the change in the practices of the workers and the transformation of the care for people with tuberculosis in that institution.