Situational diagnosis of integrative and complementary health practices in Bahia: a cross-sectional study

• Autor(a) principal: Neri, Suzana Costa Carvalho
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Machado, Maria das Graças Queiroz, Almeida, Maria Luísa de Castro, Souza, Liana Figueirêdo Almeida de, Purificação, Emanuelle Rocha da, Lima, Vanessa Sousa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/3661
• topic: Avaliação de processos em cuidados de saúde; Terapias complementares; Políticas públicas em saúde; Gestão em saúde; Process assessment, health care; Complementary therapies; Health policy; Health management; Evaluación de procesos en atención de salud; Terapias complementarias; Políticas públicas de salud; Gestión en salud

The Integrative and Complementary Health Practices (PICS) are medical rationales and therapeutic care resources that seek the promotion, prevention, recovery, and treatment of health, understanding the individual in all its integrality. These practices were institutionalized in Brazil in 2006, by the National Policy on Integrative and Complementary Practices (PNPIC), and in Bahia in 2019, with the State Policy on Integrative and Complementary Practices (PEPIC). The aim of this study was to describe the situation of the PICS in the state, as well as the implementation process of the PEPIC. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study, with primary data obtained from applying an electronic form. The variables of interest were: supply of PICS; registration in information systems; data on municipal management; and training and professional qualification. Of the 417 municipalities in the state, 109 (26.1%) responded to the survey and, of these, only 38 (34.9%) reported offering PICS. The municipalities that offer PICS had doubts about: financing (38); evaluation and monitoring (20); planning and implantation (19); and implementation (18). The others reported not offering PICS and indicated as reasons for this: the lack of adequately trained professionals (38); and lack of financial resources (21). The data obtained showed a low insertion of PICS in health services, reinforcing that monitoring actions are important tools to understand reality and guide health management actions. It is suggested that, considering the limitations presented in this study, new monitoring activities be carried out, for the evaluation and effective support of PICS in Bahia.