APPLICATION OF PALLIATIVE CARE IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: OBSTACLES TO BE OVERCOME

• Autor(a) principal: de Souza Botelho Machado, Laura
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Vieira, Mariah Barreto, Gomes, Patrícia Damião, Pedra, Luma Pereira, dos Santos, Myllena Cabral, Pena, Igor Leal
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Científica da Faculdade de Medicina de Campos
• Texto Completo: https://www.fmc.br/ojs/index.php/RCFMC/article/view/432
• topic: Cuidado paliativo; Atenção primária; atenção básica; palliativecare; primaryhealth; basichealth

The population's initial contact with the Unified Health System (SUS) occurs mainly in Primary Health Care (PHC). That has as principles attention to the integral physical and mental health of the human being in their individuality and also in the family and collective scope through essential care. The current socio-health situation in Brazil shows a moment of demographic transition with an increase in the aging of the population and also epidemiological changes that registers an increase in the prevalence of chronic-degenerative diseases (cardiovascular diseases and neoplasms), highlighting care at the end of life, demanding the reorganization of health services. In this context, palliative care (PC) can be developed in the outpatient, hospitalization and patient's home settings, such care geared to a multidisciplinary interpersonal relationship. These situations show the potential of both PHC and FHS (Family Health Strategy). The only health service that manages to be with patients and their families to face the path of palliation with constant presence, guidance and welcome.