scholarly journals Vivências de prazer e sofrimento no trabalho do Agente Comunitário de Saúde/ Lives of pleasure and suffering in the work of the Community Health Agent

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daiane Broch ◽  
Lucia Helena Donini Souto ◽  
Deise Lisboa Riquinho ◽  
Daiane Dal Pai
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Agent

Este estudo objetivou conhecer as vivências de prazer e sofrimento no trabalho do agente comunitário de saúde. Pesquisa descritiva, de abordagem qualitativa e perspectiva teóricada Psicodinâmica do Trabalho, desenvolvida com 25 agentes comunitários de saúde de diferentes equipes de saúde da família, no período de agosto de 2015 a fevereiro de 2016, por meio de grupos focais e entrevistas semiestruturadas. As informações coletadas foram submetidas à categorização temática. Foram identificados os temas: relações de trabalho e as vivências de prazer-sofrimento e; sintomas de adoecimento físico e mental. As vivências de prazer estão amparadas nas possibilidades de reconhecimento e o sofrimento na desvalorização, bem como na substituição de atividades junto ao território por atividades administrativas na unidade. Dores físicas e desgaste emocional foram descritas pelos entrevistados, os quais se percebem desamparados frente à complexidade dos problemas que requerem atenção na comunidade. Com base na Psicodinâmica do Trabalho, conclui-se sobre a necessidade de espaços de escuta à demanda por valorização do trabalho do ACS, o que vai ao encontro do resgate aos pressupostos do próprio modelo de atenção e da ação interprofissional.

Health problems in a population registered at the family health strategy: the community health agent as the key informant

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Pereira Barroso ◽  
Laurita Antanielle Alves da Silva ◽  
Carlos Alberto Quintão Rodrigues ◽  
Márcio Antônio Ribeiro Vieira ◽  
Maria Fernanda Veloso Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
Community Health Agent

scholarly journals Conhecimento dos agentes comunitários de saúde da fronteira franco-brasileira sobre atenção básica

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (15) ◽  
pp. 473
Author(s):  
Heluza Monteiro de Oliveira ◽  
Juliely Da Silva Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Public Health Community ◽  
Primary Care Program ◽  
Health Community ◽  
Community Health Agent

Resumo: O Agente Comunitário de Saúde (ACS) realiza um trabalho fundamental no envolvimento da população para o enfrentamento dos problemas de saúde, sobretudo para a modificação das condições de vida, buscando melhores conjunturas de saúde em seu território de abrangência profissional. O Ministério da Saúde salienta que a qualificação do ACS deve ser contínua e permanente, sendo fundamental para aprimorar as capacidades individuais e coletivas na prática profissional. O objetivo deste estudo foi relatar a percepção dos ACS a respeito de seu papel dentro da Atenção Básica em um município fronteiriço. O estudo teve caráter descritivo com análise qualitativa realizada através da análise de Bardin. Os dados foram coletados em 2018. Resultados demonstraram que os ACS estão desinformados quanto a situações de agravos a saúde, o programa da atenção básica não está sendo executado da forma como é preconizado, apesar de alguns discursos relatarem de forma concreta a importância desses profissionais.Palavras-chave: Saúde Pública; Agentes Comunitários de Saúde; Promoção á Saúde. Knowledge of community health agents of the french brazilian border on basic careAbstract: The Community Health Agent (CHA) performs a fundamental work in the involvement of the population to face health problems, especially for the modification of living conditions, seeking better health conditions in their professional territory. The Ministry of Health emphasizes that the qualification of the CHA must be continuous and permanent, being essential to improve individual and collective capacities in professional practice. The aim of this study was to report the perception of CHAs about their role within Primary Care in a border municipality. The study was descriptive with qualitative analysis performed through Bardin analysis. The data were collected in 2018. Results showed that the CHA are uninformed about health problems, the primary care program is not being implemented as recommended, although some speeches specifically report the importance of these professionals.Keywords: Public Health; Community Health Agents. Health Promotion. 

scholarly journals Papel potencial do enfermeiro no enfrentamento do problema da tuberculose junto ao Agente Comunitário de Saúde no Programa de Controle da Tuberculose

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Alaine Maria Da Costa ◽  
Gislane De Sousa Rodrigues ◽  
Tatiana Maria De Melo Guimarães Dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Tuberculosis Control ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
Community Health Agent

Resumo: Objetivou-se refletir e discutir sobre o papel potencial do enfermeiro no enfrentamento do problema da tuberculose junto ao Agente Comunitário de Saúde no Programa de Controle da Tuberculose. Trata-se de pesquisa descritiva, de abordagem quantitativa, com desenho de estudo transversal. A amostra constituiu-se de 121 Agentes Comunitários de Saúde (ACS) da Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) - zona urbana de Teresina. Evidenciou-se que 71,1% dos sujeitos admitiram procurar o enfermeiro da ESF em caso de dúvidas frente a casos suspeitos de tuberculose. Ao enfermeiro cabem intervenções pertinentes no controle da tuberculose tanto no âmbito político quanto operativo.Palavras-Chave: Enfermagem, Atenção Básica à Saúde, Tuberculose.The potential role of nurses in addressing the problem of tuberculosis with the Community Health Agent Program Control TuberculosisAbstract: The objective of this study was to reflect and discuss about the potential role of the nurses at the tuberculosis combat, helping the Community Health Agent at the Program of Tuberculosis Control. This is a descriptive study that uses a quantitative approach, with a cross-sectional study design. The group studied was formed of 121 Community Health Agents of The Family Health Strategy in the urban zone of Teresina. It was observed that 71.1% of the agents admitted to need help of a nurse when they have doubts related to suspected cases of tuberculosis. Relevant interventions in tuberculosis control are responsibility of the nurses at a political and an operational scope.Keywords: Nursing, Basic Attention Health, Tuberculosis.El papel potencial de las enfermeras para resolver el problema de la tuberculosis con el control de la Salud de la Comunidad del Agente de Program Tuberculosis.Resumen: Se objetivó con este estudio reflexionar y debatir sobre el papel potencial de los enfermeros en la lucha contra la tuberculosis, junto a los agentes comunitarios de salud en el Programa de Control de la Tuberculosis. Este es un estudio descriptivo que utiliza un abordaje cuantitativo, con un diseño de estudio transversal. El grupo estudiado poseía 121 ACS de la Estrategia Salud de la Familia - zona urbana de Teresina. Se observó que 71,1% de los agentes admiten buscar a un enfermero cuando existen dudas en relación a los casos sospechosos de tuberculosis. Al enfermero, caben las intervenciones pertinentes en el control de la tuberculosis tanto en el alcance político como operacionalPalabras Clave: Enfermería, Atención Básica a la Salud, Tuberculosis.

scholarly journals Community health agent: a literature review

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 957-963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Cláudia Garabeli Cavalli Kluthcovsky ◽  
Angela Maria Magosso Takayanagui
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Process Work ◽  
Doctoral Dissertations ◽  
Community Health Agent

Study of the review literature regarding brazilian Community Health Agent. The methodology was descriptive and exploratory study, using the LILACS database (1982 to march/2005) and MEDLINE (1966 to 2005). The analysis resulted 153 publications, from which 97 had been excluded. About type of production, of the 56 references (100%), 53,6% were books, 32,1% periodic articles, 7,1% Master's Theses and remains 7,2%, doctoral dissertations and specialization monographs. It was observed that 59% of the references had been enclosed in the database in 2000. Considering only periodic articles, specialization monographs, Master's Theses and doctoral dissertations, an amount of 26 studies, the experimental design predominated (73%), being the objectives most frequent: characterization of the agents and their functions, process work and results. The data suggest increasing interest on the subject, however, these workers still consist a population little studied.

scholarly journals Breast cancer screening in Primary Health Care in Brazil: a systematic review

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danila Cristina Paquier Sala ◽  
Meiry Fernanda Pinto Okuno ◽  
Monica Taminato ◽  
Cristiane Pereira de Castro ◽  
Marília Cristina Prado Louvison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Population Coverage ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Community Health Agent

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze care strategies for breast cancer screening in Primary Health Care in Brazil. Methods: this is a systematic review following the Cochrane Collaboration recommendations. Results: among 355 manuscripts, five were eligible. The patient navigation program by Community Health Agent stood out with the best result, among the strategies: flexibility of goals considering viability; community engagement; team training; active search of the target population by Community Health Agent; request for mammography by physicians; actions integrated to women’s health; monitoring of mammography results, absent users, and population coverage by physician and nurse; and assessment of criteria for requesting screening mammography by means of an information system. The population coverage rate in the program ranged from 23% to 88%. Conclusions: Primary Health Care in Brazil presents devices with potential to induce the production of care for breast cancer screening.

scholarly journals Oral health care: the knowledge and work of the community health agent

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-130
Author(s):  
Elizandra de Queiroz Venancio ◽  
Elza Maria de Queiroz Venancio de Paula ◽  
Cássia Barbosa Reis
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Community Health Agent

Introduction: With the reorganization of oral health policy in 2004, the community health agent is regarded as a facilitator of oral health practices in her area. Objective: To identify knowledge and practice of community health agents in oral health care. Material and method: This is a qualitative study, based on the theory of social representations, and the data were collected through semi-structured interviews, using the collective subject discourse as the technique of tabulation and analysis of data. The sample consisted of 11 interviews, delimited by saturation. Data collection was conducted during the period April-June 2010, in Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul. Result: The results indicate that respondents understand what oral health is, realize the impact of oral health on overall health, guide the community regarding oral health carein their work practices, operate and provide care in the basic health unit, but have not been trained to act as instructors. Conclusion: The community health workers have knowledge of common sense oral health, acquired through their own life experiences and observation of the world, but show some uncertainty due to lack of training.This points to the need for investment in ongoing education for these professionals so that they can continuously assist the population in the process of empowerment of knowledge about health.

scholarly journals Implementation Research for the Evaluation of the Child Health Education and Surveillance Tool Application

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher M Westgard
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Implementation Research ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Childrearing Practices ◽  
Community Health Agent

Abstract Community health agent programs and modern information and communication technology can greatly improve knowledge of healthy childrearing practices by caregivers in low resource settings, if implemented effectively. Improved knowledge by caregivers can lead to better sanitation, diet, and child development practices. A digital health tool (CHEST App) was developed and deployed in a community health agent program in the Amazon of Peru to improve community health agent performance and ultimately improve early childhood development in the communities. This study presents the results of and evaluation of the implementation and clinical outcomes of the program. METHODS The CHEST App intervention was evaluated using a Hybrid Type II evaluation study design. The effectiveness of the intervention was determined by conducted a paired t-test analysis to compare the mean differences in knowledge scores, hemoglobin levels, early childhood development (ECD) scores, and incidence of diarrhea. The evaluation of the implementation outcomes was conducted with a mixed method approach to identify the extent to which the intervention was successfully installed into the local CHA program. The results of the study are presented within the framework of the Implementation Research Logic Model. RESULTS The CHEST App intervention is associated with improvements in knowledge scores, hemoglobin levels, ECD scores, and decreased diarrhea. However, the evaluation could not isolate the effect of the intervention due to reduction in sample size from COVID-19 closures. The implementation of the CHEST App intervention was effective with high degrees of acceptability, adoption, and fidelity. Adoption and fidelity of the surveillance function of the CHEST App by program coordinators was not achieved. CONCLUSION The CHEST App intervention is a promising tool to improve the performance of CHAs during their home visits, to accomplish their objective of teaching caregivers healthy childrearing practices and improving child health and development in their communities. Trial Registration Trial registered on 11/29/2018 at ISRCTN43591826.

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