The home visit as a strategy for primary care in families in rural areas

Abstract

Introduction: The home visit, as an educational strategy allows assessing families in their context, this influences health promotion and disease prevention. However, there are limitations that generate deficient intervention. Objective: To describe the experiences of the nursing professional in home visits as a strategy for primary health care in families in rural areas. Methods: Qualitative with descriptive approach, 10 nursing professionals working in health centers in the rural area of Morrope-Peru participated; the sampling was non-probabilistic by convenience and the sample was obtained by saturation and redundancy criteria. A semi-structured interview was used with virtual modality through a zoom platform and WhatsApp. Results: a) Reasons for home visits in primary care: identification of risks, follow-up and health education, b) Strategies that benefit home visits: gaining trust and attending to needs with a humanized sense, c) Limitations for the execution of home visits: beliefs, inaccessibility, insecurity and scarce resources. Conclusions: The nursing professional, despite the restrictions, aligns his actions to the preventive-promotional, in order to recognize deficiencies and needs of the family within their cultural environment.