Perspectivas da participação do fisioterapeuta no Programa Saúde da Família na atenção à saúde do idoso

• Autor(a) principal: Aveiro, Mariana Chaves [UNIFESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Aciole, Giovanni Gurgel, Driusso, Patricia, Oishi, Jorge
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1413-81232011000700082; http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/6126
• topic: Physical therapy (specialty); Elderly health care; Family health program; Fisioterapia (especialidade); Saúde do idoso; Programa Saúde da Família

The premise of this paper was to introduce the concept of elderly physical therapy care in the Family Health Program. Inspired by the impact attributable to the socio-demographic changes, the increase of an elderly population and for the consolidation of a national health policy inspired by civil rights principles, the authors present an initiative for physical therapy practice aimed at the elderly. The successful integration of physical therapy in the Family Health Program conducted in the city of São Carlos, São Paulo State, has shown that the idea is likely to achieve great results and qualified participation.