Primary care physiotherapists’ performance in the fight against COVID 19: an experience report

• Autor(a) principal: Figueiredo, Eduardo Augusto Barbosa
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Silva, Keity Lamary Souza, Luz, Hiago Daniel Herédia, Martins, Fábio Luiz Mendonça, Marçal, Márcio Alves, Vitorino, Débora Fernandes de Melo, Costa, Henrique Silveira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/11164
• topic: Coronavirus Infections; Public Health; Health Education; Physical Therapy Specialty; Infecciones por Coronavirus; Salud Pública; Educación en Salud; Fisioterapia; Infecções por Coronavirus; Saúde Pública; Educação em Saúde; Fisioterapia

Objective: To report on the experience of public health physiotherapy residents in the multidisciplinary fight and development of actions against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Data synthesis: This is an experience report on the practical work develop by the residents during the COVID-19 pandemic in two cities, Datas and Presidente Kubitschek, located in countryside of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The activities took place from March to June 2020. The activities consisted of guidelines, conversation circles, video calls, and flyers. The proposals summarized: Disease prevention actions; Health workers’ mental and physical health care; Health Education for workers in other sectors of city halls; Monitoring of chronic patients; and Permanent education of community health workers. The activities contributed to the residents’ clinical practice and allowed them to partner up with the health care team for the development of proposals for safely tackling and managing COVID-19. Conclusion: The proposals developed at the beginning of the pandemic allowed taking action to help the Family Health Team to tackle COVID-19. The residents’ experience contributed to the development of knowledge and management experience in tackling the pandemic, thus contributing to the residents’ training.