Family visits analyzed from social determinants of health: nursing contribution to primary care

Abstract

Introduction: Family visits become a significant learning scenario for healthcare team members, being at the same time a social impact strategy when approached following social determinants of health as a contribution to primary healthcare. Objective: To analyze family visits from the approach of social determinants of health as a contribution to primary healthcare. Materials and Methods: The collective case study was carried out with 3 families and 13 members of the dispersed rural area of the municipality of Villamaría. Fieldwork was conducted between September 2017 and May 2018 using quantitative and qualitative methods. Family records were used as instruments with a focus on determinants and a guide to questions. Bardin's technique was used for the analysis. Results: Sociodemographic characteristics were identified where the most affected social determinants of health were described and interprofessional intervention and education were conducted based on the social determinants of health (43 activities), which influenced the risk reduction in those 3 families, placing them at medium risk. Discussion: It is underlined the role of nursing in the analysis of social determinants of health during family visits and the need to address the most affected ones. Conclusions: Family visits with a focus on social determinants of health allow understanding family dynamics in their context, taking into account family realities, history, lifestyles and opportunities for change and entrepreneurship of each of the families that are comprehensively accompanied.