Lian Gong in 18 therapies as a health promotion strategy

• Autor(a) principal: Randow, Raquel
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Mendes, Nayara Carolina, Silva, Luzia Toyoko Hanashiro, Abreu, Mery Natali Silva, Campos, Kátia Ferreira Costa, Guerra, Vanessa de Almeida
• 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/6365
• topic: Health Promotion; Medicine; Chinese Traditional; Complementary Therapies; Primary Health Care.; Promoción de la Salud; Medicina China Tradicional; Terapias Complementarias; Atención Primaria de Salud.; Promoção da Saúde; Medicina Tradicional Chinesa; Terapias Complementares; Atenção Primária à Saúde.

Objective: To identify the main benefits obtained by practitioners of Lian Gong in 18 therapies, which is included in Primary Care as a Health Promotion strategy. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out in the municipality of Belo Horizonte through the administration of 1,091 questionnaires to Lian Gong practitioners in 2014. Socioeconomic variables relating to pain, use of medication and need for health services were assessed. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and marginal homogeneity tests and Pearson’s Chi-squared test with significance level set at 5%. Results: Practitioners were predominantly women (89.55%; n=977), over 60 years old (61.90%; n=678), referred to Lian Gong by health professionals (66.50%; n=935); most participants practice twice a week (68.31%; n=735) and have been practicing for more than 7 months (75.87%; n=762). The main benefits provided by the practice were pain reduction, reduced use of medication (49.58%; n=297) and reduced demand for Primary Health Care services (78.49%; n=715). Conclusion: The practice of Lian Gong as a health promotion strategy included in Primary Health Care provides benefits to practitioners, such as body pain reduction, demedicalization and reduced demands for health services.