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Primary health care (PHC) in Brazil is based on Family Health Strategy (FHS) teams. These teams are supported by Expanded Family Health and Primary Care Centers (Nuclei) (NASF-AB) whose services are backbone elements for comprehensive health care within PHC. NASF-AB encompass several professional groups that aim to increase the responsiveness and scope of actions of the FHS teams. The objective of this study was to identify the dimensions of collaboration in the work dynamics of NASF-AB in the capital of Northeast Brazil. The study was a descriptive and exploratory research using a qualitative approach through semi-structured interviews with nine NASF-AB workers and three district health managers. Three analytical categories were identified following content analysis: "Interprofessional and inter-organizational collaboration," "Mainstays of collaboration in the relationship between NASF-AB and FHS," and "Challenges for a culture of collaboration in health care work." The results revealed important characteristics for interprofessional collaboration, including recognition of the attributions of the different teams and the key role of communication and planning. Participants highlighted roadblocks for interprofessional collaboration that hampered comprehensive care, such as the shortage of manpower and material resources, work overload, and lack of availability of professionals for effective teamwork.
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Family Health , Interprofessional Relations , Cooperative Behavior , Humans , Patient Care Team , Primary Health Care , Qualitative ResearchABSTRACT
O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar a integralidade do cuidado segundo a percepção do idoso usuário da Atenção Primária à Saúde e sua associação com o uso dos serviços de saúde. Foi desenvolvido estudo transversal no município de Alfenas Minas Gerais. A integralidade foi avaliada pelo questionário PCATool. As análises bruta e ajustada foram realizadas por regressão de Poisson. A amostra contemplou 166 idosos. A análise das medianas do número de respostas evidenciou elevado número de avaliações positivas; 57% da amostra relatou receber orientações sobre mudanças que ocorrem com o envelhecimento, mas apenas 13% relatou receber "orientações sobre incapacidade". As medianas também apresentaram comportamento semelhante em todos os serviços. Conclui-se que idosos que usam mais os serviços não o percebem como mais integral, embora tenha sido evidenciada uma percepção positiva da oferta de ações pelos serviços avaliados.
The objective was to evaluate the integrality according to the perception of older users of primary health care and associate it with the use of health services. To do so, a cross-sectional study was conducted in the municipality of Alfenas - Minas Gerais. Integrality was evaluated by PCAtool questionnaire. The analyses were performed using Poisson regression. The sample consisted of 166 older people. Median analysis of the number of responses showed a high number of positive evaluations, and 57.0% reported receiving guidance about the changes that occur with aging. Nevertheless, only 13.0% reported receiving "disability guidelines". The medians also presented similar behavior in all services. There was no major perception of integrality within the older adults using the health services more often. However, a positive perception of the offer of actions by the evaluated services was evidenced.
