Professionals’ perceptions of the community health worker caring for frail elderly
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Resumo: | The community health worker (CHW) is a link between professionals in the Family Health Strategy (FHS) and the community. This study aimed to analyze healthcare personnel’s and managers’ perceptions of the role of the CHW in caring for frail elderly. A qualitative study was conducted from a hermeneutic-dialectic perspective with 38 professionals caring for elderly people in municipalities in the five regions of Brazil. The results showed the CHW as a facilitator of the access of frail elderly to the health care network, gaps in Continuing Education and a shortage of these professionals to meet the demand in primary care. The respondents attached great importance to the work of the CHW and valued their participation in the Family Health Strategy, but they highlighted the lack of knowledge and difficulties in supplying the adequate amount in health care services and in the care for frail elderly and family members. It may be concluded that healthcare personnel and managers consider the CHW to be a great work force with essential performance in the care for frail elderly and their caregivers. The number of CHW is insufficient in relation to the FHS and they lack training to deal with the various types of dependence. |
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Professionals’ perceptions of the community health worker caring for frail elderlyPercepções de profissionais sobre o agente comunitário de Saúde no cuidado ao idoso dependenteCommunity Health WorkerFamily Health StrategyContinuing EducationHealth PersonnelFrail elderlyCommunity Health WorkerFamily Health StrategyContinuing EducationHealth PersonnelFrail elderlyThe community health worker (CHW) is a link between professionals in the Family Health Strategy (FHS) and the community. This study aimed to analyze healthcare personnel’s and managers’ perceptions of the role of the CHW in caring for frail elderly. A qualitative study was conducted from a hermeneutic-dialectic perspective with 38 professionals caring for elderly people in municipalities in the five regions of Brazil. The results showed the CHW as a facilitator of the access of frail elderly to the health care network, gaps in Continuing Education and a shortage of these professionals to meet the demand in primary care. The respondents attached great importance to the work of the CHW and valued their participation in the Family Health Strategy, but they highlighted the lack of knowledge and difficulties in supplying the adequate amount in health care services and in the care for frail elderly and family members. It may be concluded that healthcare personnel and managers consider the CHW to be a great work force with essential performance in the care for frail elderly and their caregivers. The number of CHW is insufficient in relation to the FHS and they lack training to deal with the various types of dependence.O Agente Comunitário de Saúde (ACS) é um elo entre os profissionais da Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) e a comunidade. Objetivou-se analisar as percepções de profissionais da atenção e da gestão em saúde sobre as atribuições do ACS no cuidado ao idoso dependente. Realizou-se um estudo qualitativo, na perspectiva hermenêutica-dialética, com 38 profissionais que atuavam na saúde do idoso em municípios das cinco regiões do Brasil. Os resultados identificaram o ACS como facilitador do acesso do idoso dependente à rede de atenção em saúde, lacunas na Educação Permanente e o número reduzido desses profissionais para atender a demanda na atenção primária. Os respondentes atribuíram grande importância à atuação do ACS, valorizaram a sua participação na Estratégia Saúde da Família, mas apontaram a deficiência de conhecimento e dificuldades para suprir a quantidade adequada nos serviços de atenção à saúde e na assistência do idoso com dependência e familiares. Conclui-se que os profissionais e gestores da saúde consideram os ACS uma grande força de trabalho e com atuação imprescindível junto ao idoso dependente e seus cuidadores. O número de ACS é insuficiente em relação à ESF e falta capacitação para lidar com os variados tipos de dependência.SciELO PreprintsSciELO PreprintsSciELO Preprints2020-10-01info:eu-repo/semantics/preprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/preprint/view/126010.1590/SciELOPreprints.1260porhttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/article/view/1260/2006Copyright (c) 2020 Christina César Praça Brasil, Raimunda Magalhães da Silva, Indara Cavalcante Bezerra, Luiza Jane Eyre de Souza Vieira, Maria do Livramento Fortes Figueiredo, Fernanda Regina Vasconcelos Fernandes Castro, Francisca Francisete de Sousa Nunes Queiroz, Maria Regina Teixeira Ferreira Capelohttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBrasil, Christina César PraçaSilva, Raimunda Magalhães daBezerra, Indara CavalcanteVieira, Luiza Jane Eyre de Souza Figueiredo, Maria do Livramento FortesCastro, Fernanda Regina Vasconcelos FernandesQueiroz, Francisca Francisete de Sousa Nunes Capelo, Maria Regina Teixeira Ferreirareponame:SciELO Preprintsinstname:SciELOinstacron:SCI2020-09-27T18:17:34Zoai:ops.preprints.scielo.org:preprint/1260Servidor de preprintshttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scieloONGhttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/oaiscielo.submission@scielo.orgopendoar:2020-09-27T18:17:34SciELO Preprints - SciELOfalse |
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Professionals’ perceptions of the community health worker caring for frail elderly Percepções de profissionais sobre o agente comunitário de Saúde no cuidado ao idoso dependente |
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Professionals’ perceptions of the community health worker caring for frail elderly Brasil, Christina César Praça Community Health Worker Family Health Strategy Continuing Education Health Personnel Frail elderly Community Health Worker Family Health Strategy Continuing Education Health Personnel Frail elderly |
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Professionals’ perceptions of the community health worker caring for frail elderly |
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Brasil, Christina César Praça |
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Brasil, Christina César Praça Silva, Raimunda Magalhães da Bezerra, Indara Cavalcante Vieira, Luiza Jane Eyre de Souza Figueiredo, Maria do Livramento Fortes Castro, Fernanda Regina Vasconcelos Fernandes Queiroz, Francisca Francisete de Sousa Nunes Capelo, Maria Regina Teixeira Ferreira |
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Silva, Raimunda Magalhães da Bezerra, Indara Cavalcante Vieira, Luiza Jane Eyre de Souza Figueiredo, Maria do Livramento Fortes Castro, Fernanda Regina Vasconcelos Fernandes Queiroz, Francisca Francisete de Sousa Nunes Capelo, Maria Regina Teixeira Ferreira |
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Community Health Worker Family Health Strategy Continuing Education Health Personnel Frail elderly Community Health Worker Family Health Strategy Continuing Education Health Personnel Frail elderly |
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Community Health Worker Family Health Strategy Continuing Education Health Personnel Frail elderly Community Health Worker Family Health Strategy Continuing Education Health Personnel Frail elderly |
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The community health worker (CHW) is a link between professionals in the Family Health Strategy (FHS) and the community. This study aimed to analyze healthcare personnel’s and managers’ perceptions of the role of the CHW in caring for frail elderly. A qualitative study was conducted from a hermeneutic-dialectic perspective with 38 professionals caring for elderly people in municipalities in the five regions of Brazil. The results showed the CHW as a facilitator of the access of frail elderly to the health care network, gaps in Continuing Education and a shortage of these professionals to meet the demand in primary care. The respondents attached great importance to the work of the CHW and valued their participation in the Family Health Strategy, but they highlighted the lack of knowledge and difficulties in supplying the adequate amount in health care services and in the care for frail elderly and family members. It may be concluded that healthcare personnel and managers consider the CHW to be a great work force with essential performance in the care for frail elderly and their caregivers. The number of CHW is insufficient in relation to the FHS and they lack training to deal with the various types of dependence. |
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