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0313/2022 - The narrow access of People with Disabilities to health services in a northeastern capital
O estreito acesso das Pessoas com Deficiência aos serviçõs de saúde em uma capital nordestina

Author:

• Tássia Mayra Oliveira Farias - Farias, T.M.O. - <tassiamoliveira@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3047-2012

Co-author(s):

• Maria do Socorro Veloso de Albuquerque - Albuquerque, M.S.V. - <msoveloso@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1520-700X
• Raquel Santos Oliveira - Oliveira, R.S. - <raquelsoliveira78@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6189-1543
• Tereza Maciel Lyra - Lyra, T.M - <tereza.lyra@fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3600-7250
• Gabriella Morais Duarte Miranda - Miranda, G.M.D. - <gabymduarte21@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9588-6817
• Pollyana Ribas de Oliveira - Oliveira, P.R. - <pollyanaribas@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8272-3779


Abstract:

Based on the availability-accommodation and suitability dimensions, the access of People with Disabilities (PwD) to specialized care services was analyzed. This is a case study with a qualitative approach with triangulation of sources based on documentary research, data from the Health Information Systems and semi-structured interviews with managers, health professionals and PwD. There was an expansion of rehabilitation services in Recife, although it was not possible to analyze the production capacity of such services. The findings point to the existence of architectural and urban barriers and insufficient resources in the services studied. Furthermore, there is a long waiting time for specialized care and difficult access to assistive technologies. It could also be observed that professionals have low qualifications to meet the needs of PwD and a process of permanent education has not been instituted for workers of different levels of complexity. It is concluded that the institution of the Municipal Policy of Comprehensive Health Care for the PwD was not enough to guarantee access to health services with continuity of care, considering the permanence of the fragmentation of the care network, thus violating the right to health of this segment.

Keywords:

Access to health services; Disabled people; Integrated Health Care Systems

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Farias, T.M.O., Albuquerque, M.S.V., Oliveira, R.S., Lyra, T.M, Miranda, G.M.D., Oliveira, P.R.. The narrow access of People with Disabilities to health services in a northeastern capital. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2022/Nov). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/the-narrow-access-of-people-with-disabilities-to-health-services-in-a-northeastern-capital/18569?id=18569



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