Produção Nacional
The physiotherapy at Brazilian family health program: user’s perspectives
2010; Editora da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (EDIPUCRS); Volume: 2; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.15448/1983-652x.2009.1.4875
ISSN1983-652X
AutoresJuliana Lima da Costa, Moema De Almeida Pinho, Marcelo de Carvalho Filgueiras, Júlia Barreto Bastos de Oliveira,
Tópico(s)Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic
ResumoIntroduction: The Health Family Program (HFP) was raised in the 90´s, following the Brazilian Health System, aiming to increase the population health. This qualitative study was developed in Maracanaú city in the Health Family Basic Units (HFBU) with a group of patients with different diseases and different ages. Objective: The objective was to describe the perception of the users about Physical Therapy performance at the health family team. Materials and Methods: Descriptive qualitative study performed at Maracanaú city in the metropolitan region of Fortaleza - Ceará, with families assisted by the Health Family Program. 15 subjects were interviewed, 07 caregivers and 08 patients in the period from March to May 2008. Data were collected through unstructured interviews and analyzed through the technique of content analysis. Results: As results the analyzes of the interviews showed three thematic categories: Physical Therapy´s benefits, The access to Physical Therapy, and The interventions frequency. Conclusion: It’s possible to conclude that in spite of the difficulties as the low number of professionals and work conditions, the users had showed satisfied, reinforcing the importance of this professional at the HFP.
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