WORK PROCESS AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE FLOW IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

ABSTRACT Objective: to know the work process and mental health care flow in Primary Health Care from the perspective of Family Health Strategy professionals. Method: a descriptive and qualitative study developed in six of the 34 Basic Health Units in a city in northwestern Paraná. Twenty-nine Family Health Strategy professionals participated in the study. Data were collected from February to June 2018 through an open, single, individual and recorded interview. The statements were transcribed in full, and the resulting material was organized in the IRaMuTeQ® software and subjected to thematic content analysis. Results: from participants’ reports, it was possible to create a service flowchart, and after the data processing steps in the software, together with content analysis, three categories emerged. The importance of community health workers’ work, family presence, referring patients to therapeutic groups and a specialized network, assistance provided to individuals in times of acute disorder and patient referral to the unit stood out. Conclusion: it can be understood that the mental health care network in Primary Health Care is complex and there is a need for communicability between services, as disarticulation generates ambiguities in continuity of care.

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Gestão do cuidado e matriciamento na atenção primária à saúde: um relato de experiência

APS EM REVISTA ◽

10.14295/aps.v3i2.163 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 95-101

Author(s):

Minéia da Costa Figueiredo ◽

Fabiana Lopes de Paula

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Care Management ◽

Family Health ◽

Patient Care Team ◽

Unified Health System ◽

Primary Health ◽

Health Strategy ◽

The Matrix ◽

Family Health Strategy

Este artigo irá abordar a vivência em uma unidade de Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) no município de Canto do Buriti-PI sobre os aspectos relacionados ao processo de matriciamento e a gestão do cuidado. A descrição será feita a partir da análise da gestão do cuidado e articulações com o Núcleo de Apoio à Saúde da Família (NASF) e suas ações de apoio matricial desenvolvidas na unidade. O NASF tem fundamental importância na resolução de casos mais complexos e na efetivação de cuidado integral, bem como para a assistência humanizada aos usuários na Atenção Primária à Saúde. O relato traz como contribuição a análise do processo de trabalho entre eSF e NASF, com uma visão que traz subsídios para a reflexão; tendo a intenção de cooperar para o aperfeiçoamento, progresso das ações na APS e a concretização das políticas públicas. Palavras-chave: Atenção Primária à Saúde; Estratégia Saúde da Família; Equipe de Assistência ao Paciente; Integralidade em Saúde; Sistema Único de Saúde. Abstract This article will address the experience in a Family Health Strategy (ESF) unit in the city of Canto do Buriti-PI on aspects related to the matrix support process and care management. The description will be made from the analysis of care management and articulations with the Family Health Support Center (NASF) and its matrix support actions developed in the unit. The NASF is of fundamental importance in solving more complex cases and in providing comprehensive care, as well as in providing humanized assistance to users in Primary Health Care. The report contributes to the analysis of the work process between eSF and NASF, with a a vision that supports reflection; with the intention of cooperating for the improvement, progress of actions in the PHC and the implementation of public policies. Keywords: Primary Health Care; Family Health Strategy; Patient Care Team; Integrality in Health; Unified Health System.

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Evaluation of Primary Health Care attributes of Fortaleza city, Ceará State, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0033 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 72 (1) ◽

pp. 19-26 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Leonardo Barbosa Rolim ◽

Janássia Gondim Monteiro ◽

Anya Pimentel Gomes Fernandes Vieira Meyer ◽

Sharmênia de Araújo Soares Nuto ◽

Márcio Flávio Moura de Araújo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Family Health ◽

A Value ◽

Primary Health ◽

Health Strategy ◽

Care Assessment ◽

Family Health Strategy

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the Primary Health Care attributes of Fortaleza city, Ceará State. Method: Evaluative study carried out at 97 Primary Health Care Units, from August 2015 to June 2016. 451 professionals from the Family Health Strategy participated in the study. We used the Primary Care Assessment Tool - Brazil, which evaluates the attributes, assigning scores on a scale of zero to ten. We adopted as a cut-off point, to consider high Primary Care score, attributes with a value of 6.60 or higher. Results: Among the eight attributes evaluated the First Contact Access and the Coordination - Information System were the ones that obtained the lowest and highest scores, (2.98) and (7.82), respectively. The Overall Score, calculated by means of a mean of the attributes, was 6.34. Conclusion: The Primary Care evaluated had a low score, showing the need to discuss mechanisms to boost the attributes that obtained low scores.

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Ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations after implementation of the master plan in Minas Gerais

Revista de Saúde Pública ◽

10.11606/s1518-8787.2018052017330 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 52 ◽

pp. 78

Author(s):

Luciano José Arantes ◽

Helena Eri Shimizu ◽

Edgar Merchán-Hamann

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Ambulatory Care ◽

Family Health ◽

Master Plan ◽

Primary Health ◽

Health Strategy ◽

Family Health Strategy ◽

Ambulatory Care Sensitive Hospitalizations ◽

Ambulatory Care Sensitive

OBJECTIVE: To describe the rate of ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations in groups of cities according to population size and to analyze its association with the coverage of the Family Health Strategy after the implementation of the Master Plan for Primary Health Care in Minas Gerais, Brazil. METHODS: This is an ecological study with 452 cities grouped according to population size, with data from 2004 to 2007 and 2010 to 2013. We used the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test to verify the distribution of the data in the groups. We used the Wilcoxon test for paired data or the paired Student’s t-test to compare the rate of ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations before and after the Master Plan for Primary Health Care. We used the simple linear regression test to analyze the association between variables. We performed statistical analyses using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, with a significance level of 5%. RESULTS: The rate of ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations decreased significantly after the Master Plan for Primary Health Care in the large and mid-sized groups (p < 0.05). There were positive correlations between coverage with Family Health Strategy and the rate of ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations in the mid-sized and large groups (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Actions were carried out to implement the Master Plan for Primary Health Care. However, more investments are needed to improve the effectiveness of the Primary Health Care, with permanent confrontation of complex issues that affect the quality of services, which can lead to a significant reduction of the rates of ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations.

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Avaliação dos atributos essenciais da atenção primária em Montes Claros –MG

Bionorte ◽

10.47822/2526-6349.2021v10n1p134 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 134-142

Author(s):

Ludmila Cotrim Fagundes ◽

Caio Fagundes Quadros Lima ◽

Luciana Cristine Dias ◽

Maria Alice Miranda Fortes ◽

André Augusto Dias Silveira ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Family Health ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Primary Health ◽

Level Of Satisfaction ◽

Health Strategy ◽

Family Health Strategy ◽

The City

Objective:to evaluate the essential attributes of primary care in a Family Health Strategy in the city of Montes Claros -MG from the perspective of the assisted population. Materials and Methods:this is a quantitative and descriptive study, with a sample of 130 patients. The Sociodemographic Questionnaire and the Questionnaire for the Evaluation of the Attributes of Primary Care were applied between the months of September and October 2018. The results were tabulated in an Excel spreadsheet. Results:the four Essential Attributes of Primary Care were mostly answered with a reasonable level of satisfaction or above. Overall average satisfaction was 6.8 points. Conclusion:the reduction of waiting time for appointments with general practitioners and the absence of specialists in the FHS were the main demands. However, in the eyes of users, it was evident that the four Essential Attributes of Primary Health Care, in general, are well exerted.

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Processo de trabalho: percepção da equipe de saúde da família

Revista de Enfermagem UFPE on line ◽

10.5205/1981-8963.2019.240566 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 ◽

Author(s):

Josué Souza Gleriano ◽

Priscila Corrêa da Luz Zaiaz ◽

Angélica Pereira Borges ◽

Grasiela Cristina Lucietto ◽

Priscila Balderrama ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Collaborative Work ◽

Family Health ◽

Patient Care Team ◽

Work Process ◽

Primary Health ◽

De Se ◽

Family Health Strategy

Objetivo: descrever a percepção de uma equipe multiprofissional da Estratégia Saúde da Família sobre a organização do processo de trabalho na sua unidade. Método: trata-se de estudo qualitativo, descritivo, desenvolvido numa unidade de saúde com 11 profissionais, utilizando a técnica de grupo focal, norteada pela Autoavaliação para Melhoria do Acesso e da Qualidade da Atenção Básica na dimensão de organização do processo de trabalho. Submeteu-se os dados à técnica de Análise de Conteúdo. Resultados: aponta-se que, na organização dos dados, emergiram duas categorias: Aspectos organizacionais e Aspectos relacionais. Enfatizam-se a importância do enfermeiro para a coordenação das ações e a necessidade de se fomentar o trabalho colaborativo para a integralidade das ações. Conclusão: constata-se a necessidade de se instituir, no âmbito da equipe de saúde, a reflexão rotineira sobre a organização dos processos de trabalho pautada nos atributos da atenção primária à saúde, além da prática de avaliação como ferramenta para melhorar a qualidade da atenção. Descritores: Organização e Administração; Atenção Primária à Saúde; Saúde da Família; Equipe de Assistência ao Paciente; Serviços Básicos de Saúde; Serviços de Saúde.Abstract Objective: to describe the perception of a multiprofessional Family Health Strategy team about the organization of the work process in their unit. Method: this is a qualitative, descriptive study, developed in a health unit with 11 professionals, using the focus group technique, guided by the Self-Assessment for Improving Access and Quality of Primary Care in the dimension of work process organization. The data was submitted to the technique of Content Analysis. Results: it is pointed out that, in the data organization, two categories emerged: Organizational Aspects and Relational Aspects. Emphasize the importance of nurses for the coordination of actions and the need to encourage collaborative work for the integrality of actions. Conclusion: there is a need to establish, within the health team, routine reflection on the organization of work processes based on the attributes of primary health care, in addition to the practice of evaluation as a tool to improve the quality of care. Descritores: Organization and Administration; Primary Health Care; Family Health; Patient Care Team; Basic Health Servicesb; Health Services. Resumen Objetivo: describir la percepción de un equipo multiprofesional de Estrategia de Salud Familiar sobre la organización del proceso de trabajo en su unidad. Método: este es un estudio cualitativo, descriptivo, desarrollado en una unidad de salud con 11 profesionales, utilizando la técnica de grupo de enfoque, guiado por la Autoevaluación para mejorar el acceso y la calidad de la atención primaria en la dimensión de la organización del proceso de trabajo. Los datos fueron sometidos a la técnica de Análisis de Contenido. Resultados: se señala que, en la organización de datos, surgieron dos categorías: Aspectos organizacionales y Aspectos relacionales. Se enfatiza la importancia de las enfermeras para la coordinación de las acciones y la necesidad de fomentar el trabajo colaborativo para la integralidad de las acciones. Conclusión: es necesario establecer, dentro del equipo de salud, una reflexión rutinaria sobre la organización de los procesos de trabajo basados en los atributos de la atención primaria de salud, además de la práctica de la evaluación como una herramienta para mejorar la calidad de la atención. Descritores: Organización y Administración; Atención Primaria de Salud; Salud de la Familia; Grupo de Atención al Paciente; Servicios Básicos de Salud; Servicios de Salud.

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Mental Health In Primary Care

International Archives of Medicine ◽

10.3823/2463 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Author(s):

Dayse Lôrrane Gonçalves Alves ◽

Maria Vilani Cavalcante Guedes ◽

Josualdo Araujo Lima Ribeiro

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Primary Care ◽

Health Care ◽

Mental Health Care ◽

Prescription Drugs ◽

Family Health ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Health Strategy ◽

The Family ◽

Family Health Strategy

Objective: To understand how the professionals of the Family Health Strategy (FHS) develop their actions with people who need mental health care. Methods and results: This is an observational and descriptive research, which predominantly had a qualitative approach. The participants of this research were the professionals of the Reference Teams of the Family Health Strategy of a municipality in the interior of Ceará, in this case, doctors, nurses and dental surgeons. The sample was of twenty participants, which was given by theoretical saturation about the object of study. For the data collection, two techniques were used: semi-structured interview and simple observation. This project was submitted and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the State University of Ceará (CAAE: 44321015.4.0000.55.34 - Report No.: 1,082,101 / 2015). The data were organized through the technique of the Discourse of the Collective Subject. The results showed that health professionals are not yet ready to promote mental health care in primary care, since they still conceive mental health care from the asylum paradigm and, therefore, act based on the prevalence of diagnosis Psychiatric care, individual care, prescription drugs and renewal of prescriptions. Conclusion: In this regard, we emphasize the need to invest in continuing education for professionals in order to train them for the mental health act. Keywords: Mental Health; Primary Health Care; Family Health Strategy.

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Family Health Strategy, Primary Health Care, and Social Inequalities in Mortality Among Older Adults in Bagé, Southern Brazil

American Journal of Public Health ◽

10.2105/ajph.2020.306146 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. e1-e10

Author(s):

Marciane Kessler ◽

Elaine Thumé ◽

Michael Marmot ◽

James Macinko ◽

Luiz Augusto Facchini ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Social Inequalities ◽

Family Health ◽

Primary Health ◽

Health Strategy ◽

Family Health Strategy ◽

Inequalities In Mortality

Objectives. To investigate the role of the Family Health Strategy (FHS) in reducing social inequalities in mortality over a 9-year follow-up period. Methods. We carried out a population-based cohort study of individuals aged 60 years and older from the city of Bagé, Brazil. Of 1593 participants at baseline (2008), 1314 (82.5%) were included in this 9-year follow-up (2017). We assessed type of primary health care (PHC) coverage and other variables at baseline. In 2017, we ascertained 579 deaths through mortality registers. Hazard ratios and their 95% confidence intervals modeled time to death estimated by Cox regression. We also tested the effect modification between PHC and wealth. Results. The FHS had a protective effect on mortality among individuals aged 60 to 64 years, a result not found among those not covered by the FHS. Interaction analysis showed that the FHS modified the effect of wealth on mortality. The FHS protected the poorest from all-cause mortality (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.59; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.36, 0.96) and avoidable mortality (HR = 0.46; 95% CI = 0.25, 0.85). Conclusions. FHS coverage reduced social inequalities in mortality among older adults. Our findings highlight the need to guarantee universal health coverage in Brazil by expanding and strengthening the FHS to promote health equity. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print March 18, 2021: e1–e10. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.306146 )

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Solvability of mental health care in the Family Health Strategy: social representation of professionals and users

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP ◽

10.1590/s0080-623420140000700014 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 48 (6) ◽

pp. 1060-1066 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Maria Salete Bessa Jorge ◽

Mardênia Gomes Ferreira Vasconcelos ◽

Euton Freitas de Castro Junior ◽

Levi Alves Barreto ◽

Lianna Ramalho de Sena Rosa ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Mental Health Care ◽

Psychosocial Care ◽

Family Health ◽

Social Representation ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Health Strategy ◽

The Family ◽

Family Health Strategy

Objective To aprehend the social representations about the solvability in mental health care with users of the Family Health Strategy and professionals of family health teams and of the Center for Psychosocial Care. Method A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews for data collection, and the Alceste software for analysis. This software uses the Hierarchical Descending Classification based on the examination of lexical roots, considering the words as units and providing context in the corpus. Results The representations emerge in two opposing poles: the users require satisfaction with care and the professionals realize the need for improvement of health actions. Although the matricial support in mental health and the home visits are developed, the barriers related to investment in health, continuing education and organization of care persist. Conclusion The different representations enable improvements in customer service, solvability of care and aggregate knowledge and practices in the expanded perspective of health needs in the family, social and therapeutic context. 

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