0100/2021 - Atenção Primária em Saúde no Cuidado ao Idoso Dependente e ao seu Cuidador Primary Health Care in Caring for Dependent Older Adults and their Caregivers
A Atenção Primária em Saúde é um modelo de cuidado cujos atributos contribuem para resolver a maioria dos problemas de saúde dos idosos, em um contexto de aumento da longevidade no Brasil. Esta investigação tem como objetivo analisar o cuidado dispensado ao idoso dependente e seus cuidadores no âmbito da Atenção Primária à Saúde. Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo realizado em oito municípios brasileiros no ano de 2019. Participaram da pesquisa 190 sujeitos, cujas informações foram coletadas por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas e analisadas através do marco teórico da Hermenêutica Dialética. Foram identificados problemas no acesso, na atenção domiciliar, na rede de atenção à saúde e no trabalho interprofissional. As equipes ofertam práticas sob a lógica do modelo biomédico e centradas no profissional médico, embora tenham sido identificadas ações de promoção de saúde e prevenção de doenças. Há necessidade de qualificar a APS e ampliar o escopo de práticas, incorporando núcleos de saberes que não estão tradicionalmente inseridos nas equipes. Além do mais, é fundamental o fortalecimento do papel do Estado e a criação de políticas públicas específicas para os idosos dependentes e seus cuidadores.
Palavras-chave:
Atenção Primária em Saúde; Idoso; Dependência; Cuidadores; Pesquisa Qualitativa
Abstract:
Primary Health Care is a care model whose attributes contribute to solving most of the health problems of older adults in Brazil’s increased longevity. This investigation aims to analyze the care provided to the dependent older adults and their caregivers within Primary Health Care. This is a qualitative study conducted in eight Brazilian municipalities in 2019. A total of 190 subjects participated in the research, whose information was collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed through the theoretical framework of Dialectic Hermeneutics. Problems with access, home care, the health care network, and interprofessional work were identified. The teams provide practices under the biomedical model’s logic focused on the medical professional, although health promotion and disease prevention actions have been identified. There is a need to qualify PHC and expand the scope of practices, incorporating the core of knowledge not traditionally introduced into the teams. Moreover, it is essential to strengthen the State’s role and create specific public policies for dependent older adults and their caregivers.
Keywords:
Primary Health Care; Elderly; Dependence; Caregivers; Qualitative Research
Primary Health Care in Caring for Dependent Older Adults and their Caregivers
Resumo (abstract):
Primary Health Care is a care model whose attributes contribute to solving most of the health problems of older adults in Brazil’s increased longevity. This investigation aims to analyze the care provided to the dependent older adults and their caregivers within Primary Health Care. This is a qualitative study conducted in eight Brazilian municipalities in 2019. A total of 190 subjects participated in the research, whose information was collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed through the theoretical framework of Dialectic Hermeneutics. Problems with access, home care, the health care network, and interprofessional work were identified. The teams provide practices under the biomedical model’s logic focused on the medical professional, although health promotion and disease prevention actions have been identified. There is a need to qualify PHC and expand the scope of practices, incorporating the core of knowledge not traditionally introduced into the teams. Moreover, it is essential to strengthen the State’s role and create specific public policies for dependent older adults and their caregivers.
Palavras-chave (keywords):
Primary Health Care; Elderly; Dependence; Caregivers; Qualitative Research
Ceccon, R.F, Soares, K, Vieira, L.J.E.S., Júnior, C.A.S.G, Amorim, C.S, Pascoal, M.D.H.A. Atenção Primária em Saúde no Cuidado ao Idoso Dependente e ao seu Cuidador. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2021/mar). [Citado em 23/12/2024].
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