0047/2014 - Avaliação de competências de agentes comunitários de saúde para coleta de dados epidemiológicos Assessment of competencies of community health workers for epidemiological data collection
• Juliana de Oliveira Musse - Musse,Juliana de Oliveira - Campina Grande-PB, Paraiba - Programa de Mestrado em Saúde Pública da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba - <julimusse@hotmail.com>
Coautor(es):
• Roberta Smania Marques - Marques,Roberta Smania - Programa de Mestrado em Saúde Pública da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba - <julimusse@hotmail.com>
• Fernando Lopes - Lopes, Fernando - Programa de Mestrado em Saúde Pública da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba - <julimusse@hotmail.com>
• Karolinne Souza Monteiro - Monteiro,Karolinne - Programa de Mestrado em Saúde Pública da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba - <julimusse@hotmail.com>
• Silvana Santos - Santos, Silvana - Programa de Mestrado em Saúde Pública da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba - <silvanaipe@gmail.com >
Área Temática:
Epidemiologia
Resumo:
Os Agentes Comunitários de Saúde (ACS) realizam coleta de dados que alimentam diferentes sistemas de informação. Este trabalho objetivou avaliar as competências de leitura, interpretação de texto e resolução de problemas de um material didático criado para pesquisa epidemiológica sobre pessoas com deficiências. Uma avaliação contendo vinte questões de múltipla escolha foi desenvolvida e aplicada em uma amostra de 348 agentes comunitários de saúde no estado da Paraíba. A caracterização socioeconômica da amostra mostrou que a maior parte desses profissionais é constituída por mulheres, entre 30 a 49 anos, casadas ou que mantêm união estável, com dois filhos e ensino médio completo. Mais de 98% dos ACS são concursados e atuam há mais de oito anos nesta profissão e predominantemente na zona urbana. A pontuação referente ao desempenho global na avaliação variou de 33 até 60 pontos, sendo obtida a média de 53,44 ± 4,88 pontos. Isto significa que os agentes foram capazes de resolver adequadamente mais 65% das questões, tendo sido observado melhor desempenho para resolução de problemas vinculados ao cotidiano. O desempenho global mostrou correlação positiva com a escolaridade e negativa com a idade, ter filhos e o tempo de conclusão do ensino formal. O conjunto dos resultados aponta a crescente profissionalização e escolarização dos ACS, e seu potencial papel como colaborador.
Palavras-chave:
Agente Comunitário de Saúde
Epidemiologia;
Educação baseada em competências
Abstract:
The Community Health Agents (ACS) is responsible for data collection for different information systems. The aim of this study was to evaluate competencies of reading, comprehension and problem solving; using an educational material created for epidemiological research on people with disabilities. A twenty multiple choice questionnary was developed and applied to a sample of 348 community health workers in the state of Paraíba. The socioeconomic profile showed that, within the sample, most of these ACS are women, between 30-49 years old, married or remains stable, with two children and high school. Over 98% of ACS was government employees and more than half has been working for more than eight years at the same community, predominantly in the urban area. The score for overall performance evaluation ranged from 33 to 60 points, with the mean score of 53.44 ± 4.88 points. This means that the agents were able to properly resolve over 65% of the questions was observed better performance to resolve problems related to daily life. The overall performance was positively correlated with education and negatively with age, have children and the time of completion of formal education. The overall results indicate the increasing professionalization and education of the ACS, and its potential role as a collaborator in scientific research to establish generalizations about public health.
Keywords:
Community Health Agent;
Epidemiology;
Competency-based education
Assessment of competencies of community health workers for epidemiological data collection
Resumo (abstract):
The Community Health Agents (ACS) is responsible for data collection for different information systems. The aim of this study was to evaluate competencies of reading, comprehension and problem solving; using an educational material created for epidemiological research on people with disabilities. A twenty multiple choice questionnary was developed and applied to a sample of 348 community health workers in the state of Paraíba. The socioeconomic profile showed that, within the sample, most of these ACS are women, between 30-49 years old, married or remains stable, with two children and high school. Over 98% of ACS was government employees and more than half has been working for more than eight years at the same community, predominantly in the urban area. The score for overall performance evaluation ranged from 33 to 60 points, with the mean score of 53.44 ± 4.88 points. This means that the agents were able to properly resolve over 65% of the questions was observed better performance to resolve problems related to daily life. The overall performance was positively correlated with education and negatively with age, have children and the time of completion of formal education. The overall results indicate the increasing professionalization and education of the ACS, and its potential role as a collaborator in scientific research to establish generalizations about public health.
Palavras-chave (keywords):
Community Health Agent;
Epidemiology;
Competency-based education
Musse,Juliana de Oliveira, Marques,Roberta Smania, Lopes, Fernando, Monteiro,Karolinne, Santos, Silvana . Avaliação de competências de agentes comunitários de saúde para coleta de dados epidemiológicos. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2014/set). [Citado em 23/12/2024].
Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/artigos/avaliacao-de-competencias-de-agentes-comunitarios-de-saude-para-coleta-de-dados-epidemiologicos/15031?id=15031