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The study aimed to report the experience of constructing and implementing an interactive digital map in the geographical representation of territorialization in an area ascribed to a Family Health Strategy, in a municipality in the south of Minas Gerais. This is an experience report, developed from the experience of a Resident Nurse in Family Health from a public university, during the process of territorial redistribution of the said unit. The process of creating the map resulted in a robust and dynamic tool, optimizing the process of monitoring and evaluating the territory, enabling the identification of trends and, thus, the adjustments of actions and strategies according to the needs of the community. With this, it can be used as a model for other professionals in the implementation of the tool in other health units of the municipality or country. Advancement in knowledge was observed, integrating the traditional model of territorialization with georeferencing technologies little explored in the health context, highlighting the need for the exploration of new innovation resources in the routine of health units, intending to increase the quality of care provided to the population through the updating of knowledge of other innovative resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Immunization is a fundamental process for preventing several communicable diseases, being considered an important public health instrument as it can ensure specific and lasting protection for individuals, in addition to being the most economical form of intervention, as it reduces treatment costs related to infectious diseases. This study aims to evaluate the organizational structure of vaccination rooms in the city of Crato-CE, investigating whether the immunization sector complies with the standards recommended by the Ministry of Health and what are the difficulties that make the correct organization of vaccination rooms unfeasible. It is a descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, developed in 13 vaccination rooms of the Family Health Strategies, in the urban area, in the city of Crato-CE. To collect data, a checklist composed of four topics relating to the organization of vaccination rooms was used. To analyze the data, we used statistical methods with discussions of the collected data, mainly through tables. The results showed that 76.92% of the units had an exclusive refrigerator. 61.53% changed the coils at the beginning of the afternoon shift. It is noteworthy that 69.23% had two coolers and none had thermometers to monitor the coolers. These are factors that can contribute to the exposure of immunobiological to temperature variations and consequent inactivation of immunogenic components. To minimize these problems, it is recommended to purchase equipment for preserving vaccines and monitoring them through continuing education, especially systematic supervision of vaccinators' activities. The results point to the importance of training professionals, however, more effective action focused on daily supervision is necessary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents a study carried out with the workers of the Family Health Strategy (FHS) in the municipality of Ibicuitinga/CE. It aimed to systematize the presentation of collective spaces for listening, speaking, and critical reflection of these workers about their work in family health and educational practices in health in the territory. The study is of an action research type and is qualitative. For data collection, the Conversation Circle and the Culture Circle were used as methodological tools of popular education. The study enabled the workers to make a critical reading of their work in the family health strategy, in addition to thinking and proposing solutions to face the limited situations identified in the production of the untested-feasible. Cordel literature emerged as an educational technology capable of promoting an approximation between subjects and research results through the language of popular culture, portraying reality with lightness and creativity. The workers' voices express their desires and the material capacity to carry out changes for the constitution of a strong and resolute basic health care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Identify and characterize bedridden users who live at home in the community and assess caregiver’s burden. Cross-sectional observational study. It was applied: a sociodemographic and health profile questionnaire; Katz index; Coelho and Savassi Family Risk Scale; ABEP socioeconomic classification scale; and reduced Zarit Scale. Descriptive analysis with categorical data expressed as frequency and percentage, and continuous data, as mean and standard deviation, with the confidence interval. A total of 23 bedridden patients were evaluated, most of them elderly males, with some reported family dysfunction and who lived in masonry houses without accessibility or adequate adaptations. The 27 caregivers were mostly informal, almost all female family members, with care overload considered severe. These issues must be faced by health professionals, so can offer adequate responses to the needs of this population, which is still very neglected and unassisted. To make the invisible visible is to humanize care and provide access to health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objectives: to evaluate the anthropometric data, level of knowledge about healthy eating and eating habits of adult users of two Basic Family Health Units (BFHU) in Franca-SP. Materials and Methodos: this is a quantitative, crosssectional research that had as its target audience 224 users aged between 18 and 60 years, registered in two BFHU in Franca-SP, who were responsible for food acquisition in their homes, from them the level of knowledge about healthy eating, eating habits, BMI and waist circumference were evaluated. Data collection was performed with the help of properly trained students from the Nutrition course. Results: there were high rates of overweight (73.2%), especially obesity among the female population (42%), as well as increased waist circumference, whose incidence was also high (85.7%) and predominant among females (86.8%), which predisposes those surveyed to greater risk for cardiovascular disease. It was also observed a high consumption of processed/ultra-processed products, especially among the obese (55.1%), who also had the highest rates of low knowledge (31.5%). Individuals with high knowledge were those who most consumed processed/ultra-processed products. Final considerations: The high rates of overweight and the lack of knowledge about healthy eating verified in this study prove the need to develop food and nutrition education actions, especially in primary health care and more specifically in the Family Health Units, where actions directed to Health Promotion are developed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: Develop an application to guide health professionals during home care in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: The structure of the application was developed in four stages: Analysis - an integrative literature review was carried out with the Health Sciences databases, such as MEDLINE, SciELO, and LILACS. Design - this step involved planning and producing didactic content, defining topics and writing subjects, selecting media, and designing the interface (layout). Development - definition of the navigation structure and planning of the configuration of environments. Implementation - construction of an environment for downloading the application on the Internet. Results: The ORIENTA COVID-19 application has 40 screens and 130 images describing gowning, and undressing of PPE, including using a homemade mask, guidelines for care to prevent COVID-19, and social etiquette. After registration at the National Institute of Industrial Property, it will be available on the Google Play Store under ORIENTA COVID-19. Conclusion: After an integrative review of the literature obtained from the main databases, the ORIENTA COVID-19 application was developed to support health professionals during home care related to COVID-19.

To analyze the organization of services offered in the Family Health Strategy, from the perspective of Basic Units managers. Analytical, qualitative study, carried out through a focus group, with the participation of 25 managers of Basic Family Health Units in a pole city in the West of Santa Catarina. For systematization and data analysis, the Discourse of the Collective Subject was used, based on the theory of social representations, which resulted in three Central Ideas. Three Central Ideas emerged: ‘The influence of Structural Factors for the Development of Services in the Family Health Strategy’, ‘Care and management organization of work in the Family Health Strategy’ and ‘Access and user’s satisfaction from the perspective of Basic Health Units managers’. Some challenges were evidenced in management practices, such as inadequate infrastructure, professional turnover and conduct based on the medical-hegemonic model. The difficulty in offering comprehensive, individualized, and longitudinal care was emphasized, which directly influences user’s satisfaction. The health care model and the articulation of the network determine the forms of care and management organization of services, which impact on guaranteeing access and resolution in the care provided to users.

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The objective was to evaluate the satisfaction of users in relation to Primary Health Care services in the municipality of Contagem-MG. This is a cross-sectional, quantitative observational study that evaluated a probabilistic sample of 451 users from 12 family health teams. Data were collected from February to June 2022 through a self-response questionnaire containing 5 questions related to the users' profile (name, gender, age, marital status, education), 11 questions about satisfaction with the service, with answers on a scale 5-point Likert type, 2 multiple-choice questions, 1 open question to record user suggestions. The results showed that 80.3% sought the UBS for a medical appointment; 81.8% responded that their needs were met; 72.1% thought the access to unscheduled appointments was good or very good, the friendliness of the reception and professionals was very good; 66.3% considered the attention given to complaints very good or good; and 81.6% of users were welcomed by the health team as very good. Scheduling an appointment at the unit was the point of least satisfaction (28%), followed by the waiting time at the health unit (16%) of users; faster scheduling of specialized appointments was a point that was most suggested. It was concluded that most users are satisfied with the care received in the units of the evaluated district, however, aspects related to time in the waiting room and scheduling both in primary care and in specialties are points that must be improved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to analyze the perception of Family Health Strategy (FHS) professionals regarding the care of individuals with suicidal behavior. Conducted in four teams, it is descriptive exploratory qualitative research that collected data through semi-structured interviews, analyzed using thematic content analysis. The results were organized into seven subcategories, divided into two categories: "Meaning of suicidal behavior for FHS professionals" and "Work in FHS and attention to suicidal behavior." Healthcare professionals recognize the complexity of preventing suicide within the FHS and make efforts to identify risk factors and suicidal behaviors. However, many of them do not feel adequately prepared for this role. Mental health actions directed at individuals with suicidal behavior within the FHS are modest, highlighting the need to enhance understanding and engagement with the meanings of suicide and its prevention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In Brazil, consistent advances occurred towards universal coverage after the creation of the Family Health Program (FHP), the main strategy for expanding first contact access and changing the care model in Brazil, strengthened from the creation of The Primary Care Floor (PAB), with resources exclusively for Primary Care, transferred to the municipalities on a regular and automatic basis. The registration of the population is one of the fundamentals of work in the Family Health Strategy (ESF), aiming to know the families enrolled in the teams. The institution of the Previne Brasil Program in November 2019 established a new funding model for PHC, with weighted capitation as one of its components, whose remuneration model is calculated based on the number of people registered. The aim of this study was to analyze the evolution of the population registered in PHC after the weighted capitation incentive creation, considering the registration in the municipalities and their behavior in the different rural-urban municipal typologies and the population size. The study showed that in 76.1% of the municipalities there was an increase in registrations in the analyzed period, regardless of the rural-urban typology and population size of the municipalities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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We aimed to analyze the practices of receiving, bonding, and shared responsibility in producing care in the Family Health Strategy. This qualitative, exploratory study in the dimension of hermeneutics-dialectics was conducted from August and November 2021 in Iguatu, Ceará, with 25 professional coordinators of the Family Health Strategy teams. A semi-structured interview was adopted to collect data. We identified different conceptions among the coordinators about reception and bonding. We shared responsibility: conceptual aspects linked to the experimental care practice mode the team experienced, the aspects that intervened in these processes, and the relationships built through care management and production. We evidenced contributions to evaluating and improving care management and production in the Family Health Strategy and the Unified Health System (SUS). Reception, bonding, and shared responsibility were proven potential tools in qualifying care management in the Family Health Strategy. Improving professional skills and investing in relational technologies are required for humanized health practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed to understand the use of technosociality in the daily lives of the Family Health Strategy clients during the COVID-19 pandemic for care and health promotion. This holistic, qualitative, multiple case study based on the Comprehensive Everyday Life Sociology was conducted with 61 clients from three Brazilian municipalities, two in Minas Gerais and one in Santa Catarina. The sources of evidence were the open-ended individual interview and field notes. We adopted thematic content analysis to analyze data. The use of virtual social networks and health technologies for care, monitoring, prevention of risks and conditions, health promotion, and access to information is found in clients' daily lives. We highlight the importance of support and solidarity networks. The infodemic and misinformation about COVID-19 denote uncertainty about the veracity of information and concern about mental health. We should pay close attention to using technologies and social networks for health promotion, enabling strategies to enhance their use and minimize the indicated harms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Abstract Objectives Primary health care builds the backbone of an effective healthcare system and can improve population health, reduce cost growth, and lessen inequality. We offer a machine-readable and open-access dataset on primary health care coverage in Brazil from 1998 to 2020. This dataset is interoperable with epidemiological data from two major studies and reusable by the research community worldwide for other purposes, such as monitoring progress toward universal health coverage and studying the association between primary health care and health outcomes. Data description The dataset gathers official and public information from the “e-Gestor AB” platform of the Ministry of Health of Brazil and restricted data obtained by the Brazilian Access to Information Law. It includes 1,509,870 observations and 35 attributes aggregated by months/years and policy-relevant geographic units (country, macroregions, states, municipalities, and capitals) on primary health care team count and their absolute and relative population coverage estimates, information on the More Doctors Program implementation and physician counts, and spatial, demographic, and socioeconomic characteristics. We automated all data processing and curation in the free and open software R. The codes can be audited, replicated, and reused to produce alternative analyses.

ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the social and professional profile and knowledge of Primary Care professionals on maternal and child health. Cross-sectional descriptive study, from May to July 2018. It included 30 nurses and 73 Community Health Workers (CHW) from the municipality of Bragança, Pará. The form had three phases: participants’ profile; close-ended questions on their profile, knowledge and resourcefulness on the First Week of Integral Care guideline; and four open-ended questions. Quantitative data was analyzed through Microsoft Office ExcelTM 2016, as qualitative data was arranged through word clouds and similarity trees in IRaMuTeQTM. The majority of nurses and CHW were female (70.9%) and worked in urban areas (60.2%), as 40% of nurses were graduated recently, with an 80% specialization courses, and 83.6% CHW had completed high school. On both categories, 82.5% did not know the First Week of Integral Health guideline, although the word clouds and similarity trees had shown that several national standardized orientations were provided. First Week of Integral Care guidelines’ insufficient knowledge by nurses and CHW in the municipality points to fragility in Primary Care on maternal and child health. Although basic orientations are provided, improvement is necessary.

Biological neonatal screening, popularly known as “heel prick test”, is a preventive test capable of identifying six diseases in newborns, namely: Phenylketonuria, Congenital Hypothyroidism, Sickle Cell Disease and other haemoglobinopathies, Cystic Fibrosis, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Biotinidase deficiency. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of Family Health Strategy professionals about biological neonatal screening. A descriptive, exploratory and quantitative study was carried out, developed with professionals from the Family Health Strategy team in the Basic Health Units of a municipality in the northwest of the state of Paraná. Data was collected through a form on the Google Forms platform and in printed material, analyzed descriptively using absolute and relative frequencies. It was evidenced that of the 69 professionals surveyed, 39 do not know how to list which diseases the test identifies (56.5%), 28(40.6%) indicated the ideal period as being between the 3rd and 5th day of life; and 20(29%) indicated the period before 48 hours of life, 46 (66.7%) do not feel capable of guiding parents about the test. After the birth of the child, 34(49.3%) professionals did not verify whether the test was performed. It was concluded, therefore, that the knowledge and attitude of professionals from the Family Health Strategy Teams in relation to biological neonatal screening is insufficient, and shows the importance of continuing education, that professionals expand their knowledge and feel safe to guide in relation to the heel prick test effectively.

Introduction: the first pregnancy is involved by several issues, including those related to breastfeeding. Although there is a consensus that breastfeeding brings many benefits to the mother, especially to the baby, some obstacles may arise and interrupt the breastfeeding process. Goals: It sought to analyze the breastfeeding difficulties of primiparous women in the puerperal period. Methodology: this is an exploratory study with a qualitative approach, in which questionnaires with open and closed questions were applied to primiparous puerperal women in the setting of primary health care. Information from nine patients was analyzed using Bardin's content analysis, which structures the analysis into three phases: 1) pre-analysis, 2) material exploration and 3) treatment of results. The study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee; Results: four main difficulties reported by the mothers were identified: insufficient milk, nipple trauma, incorrect attachment and inverted nipple. Conclusions: The qualitative analysis method was essential to identify the difficulties in the breastfeeding process and, thus, allow strategies to promote the health of lactating women individually, understanding their subjective aspects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objectives: Primary health care builds the backbone of an effective healthcare system and can improve population health, reduce cost growth, and lessen inequality. We offer a machine-readable and open-access dataset on primary health care coverage in Brazil from 1998 to 2020. This dataset is interoperable with epidemiological data from two major studies and reusable by the research community worldwide for other purposes, such as monitoring progress toward universal health coverage and studying the association between primary health care and health outcomes. Data description: The dataset gathers official and public information from the "e-Gestor AB" platform of the Ministry of Health of Brazil and restricted data obtained by the Brazilian Access to Information Law. It includes 1,509,870 observations and 35 attributes aggregated by months/years and policy-relevant geographic units (country, macroregions, states, municipalities, and capitals) on primary health care team count and their absolute and relative population coverage estimates, information on the More Doctors Program implementation and physician counts, and spatial, demographic, and socioeconomic characteristics. We automated all data processing and curation in the free and open software R. The codes can be audited, replicated, and reused to produce alternative analyses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Although the importance of food and nutrition actions is recognized, especially in the Family Health Strategy, there are few studies on the organization of nutritional care in the Unified Health System. Objective: To describe and compare the organization of Nutritional Care-AN in Primary Health Care in two macroregions of the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Method: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in 115 Family Health Strategy services. A structured instrument was used. Descriptive data analysis and Fisher's exact test were performed to verify associations between the variable 'region' and those of interest. Results: 115 interviews were conducted with managers from 31 municipalities. There was a higher frequency of actions at RMBS, with statistically significant differences for the following variables: role of community health agent; individual assessment of food intake, vaccination campaigns, and group activities; measurement of body mass index in the gestational curve; breastfeeding support; guidelines on complementary feeding and multidisciplinary team care for overweight. Conclusion: AN predominated in RMBS. However, in both regions, there are limits to be overcome, requiring the analysis of the quality of these actions to achieve completeness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed to theorize, by means of social actors' conception, about the reasons for the non-inclusion of oral health in the Family Health Strategy (FHS) in the city of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. This is a qualitative, exploratory, descriptive, and analytical study based on the grounded theory methodology and the National Oral Health Policy. Eleven interviews were performed with public managers, delegates who participate in the municipal health council, and dental surgeons who belong to the public health service. The theorization of the study was created through the data analysis process, which resulted in "a consequence of the dominant disease-centered oral health care model" as the main category. Data were categorized according to a methodological framework. The health concept set forth by local social actors contributed to the non-inclusion of oral healthcare teams (OHTs) in the FHS. This theorization identified the origins of the studied phenomenon and can aid in future policy decision-making carried out by local social actors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: With the increase in the older adult population, it is essential to identify the living and health conditions that can impact the quality of life of these individuals. OBJECTIVES: To identify the domains and factors associated with the quality of life of older adults under the Family Health Strategy program. DESIGN AND SETTING: This was a cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in the municipality of Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil. METHODS: We assessed 449 older adults enrolled in the Family Health Strategy program. Data were collected between April and July, 2018. World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment (WHOQOL-OLD) was used to assess the quality of life (QoL) and multiple linear regression was used to estimate the factors associated with QoL. RESULTS: The QoL domain with the highest score was death and dying (mean = 70.4), and the lowest score was for sensory functions (mean = 61.0 points). The factors associated with QoL were single marital status (β = -4.55; P = 0.014), level of independence for daily living activities (β = 4.92; P < 0.001), self-assessment of regular health (β = 5.35; P < 0.001), and poor health (β = -8.67; P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The death and dying domain of QoL presented the highest score. Marital status, impairment in daily activities, and health self-assessment were associated with QoL.

Abstract Background Primary health care-oriented systems provide better healthcare, especially for chronic diseases. This study analyzed the perspectives of physicians and nurses performing care for patients with chronic diseases in Primary Health Care in a Brazilian city. Methods A qualitative study was conducted in Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil, using semi-structured interviews with five physicians and 18 nurses. The interview included questions from an analytical matrix based on three dimensions of healthcare practices: organizational, technical care, and biopsychosocial, following a deductive approach. The interviews were fully transcribed and analyzed using a thematic categorical approach. Results The results indicated that the provision of chronic care occurs in a comprehensive way. Potentialities were identified in the diversification of access, offer of care actions and technologies, integration of teamwork, and bringing together social networks to foster autonomy and self-care. Weaknesses were mostly related to the high number of people in the teams, follow-up of several cases, high turnover of support teams, low integration of Primary Health Care with other levels, difficulties in intersectoral articulation and family participation in care. Conclusion The multidimensional assessment of health care practices aimed at individuals with chronic noncommunicable diseases was useful to portray the strengths and weaknesses of the services. It also ratifies the need to consider the importance of and investment in primary health care by offering the necessary technical, political, logistical and financial support to the units, to ensure the sustainability of the actions by nurses, doctors and entire team.

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This study analyzed the meanings of mental problems in childhood, according to a group of professionals from two family health units (USF), highlighting who looks at these problems, what they look at and how they look at them. Ethnographic research was carried out, focusing on interviews with a semi-structured script with eight professionals from the two USF, seeking to reveal the "native models" about these problems. The mental problems in childhood were identified by professionals, parents, neighbors, teachers, highlighting the adults' views. Agitation, aggressiveness, problems at school or at home, were complaints that classified a "normal" or "abnormal" child. They resorted to specialized professionals, other institutions, and health services for children's treatment. For the interviewees, mental problems in childhood are linked to family issues, mainly as a cause of these problems. The complexity of these problems, involving socio-cultural aspects, highlights the importance of the construction of practices based on interdisciplinary knowledge, as incorporated in child mental health policies and that has contributed to the strengthening and suppression of existing gaps in the assistance to children, seeking to encompass the complexity of their suffering experiences, associated with life situations marked by vulnerability and social precariousness, recognising children as subjects of these policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Study model: Qualitative descriptive study. Objective: to analyze the knowledge and applicability of family classifications by the workers of the Family Health Strategy as a strategy to face health inequities. Methodology: 35 workers were interviewed, and thematic analysis was carried out. Results: The majority (91%) knew the Family Classifications, used some assistance prioritization strategy and 52% applied them in practice. Five centers of meaning formed the Great Theme "The experience of health professionals in the use of the Family Classification". The main advantages were the identification of vulnerabilities favoring the prioritization of care and access and the difficulties were related to lack of time, ignorance, and inexperience in its use. Conclusion: The Family Classifications facilitate the identification of vulnerable families and favoring more equitable attention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to analyze nurses' perceptions about Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in the context of Primary Health Care. Methods: a descriptive, qualitative study, carried out in seven Family Health Care Units in Belém, Pará, in which 14 nurses, who worked in the HiperDia Program participated. Data collection was conducted from January to March 2017, through individual semi-structured interviews, using a script prepared by the researchers. The interviews were recorded, transcribed, and submitted to content analysis technical procedures. Results: four thematic categories emerged, addressing knowledge about Home Blood Pressure Monitoring, the proceedings, and strategies in the management of people with hypertension, the importance of monitoring, the resources and methods for diagnosing the disease, and the difficulties in carrying out this monitoring. Conclusion: the nurses acknowledged the relevance of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in the actions carried out by their teams, highlighting the use of this method in preventing complications of hypertension. However, they emphasized that effectiveness involves the use of an adequate device, which is not available in the services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To analyze the characteristics and potential of mental health care for adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Study with a qualitative approach carried out with 22 health professionals. Data were collected from semi- structured interviews and participant observation, being analyzed through content analysis. Results: The characteristics of caring for adolescents were the identification of the professional with the stage of adolescence, the use of informal communication and the greater bond between the adolescent and the territory and less stigma. Regarding potential, more time available for care and emotional support for professionals. Conclusion: It emphasizes to health managers the importance of articulating new forms of care for adolescents, since these young people rarely attend services and will be adults with potential repercussions on mental health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To describe, in the residents' view, the organization and dynamics of care instituted in primary health care in the COVID-19 pandemic, and to discuss the education process in this context. A qualitative, descriptive study developed with students from the Multiprofessional Residency Program in Family Health at the Federal University of Rondônia, Brazil. A semi-structured interview was applied between June and August 2020, and thematic content analysis. Three categories emerged, with themes that involved communication skills, teamwork, leadership, knowledge and contact with the territory, flexibility, permanent education and emotional balance. Difficulties in education were highlighted due to the need for new didactic-pedagogical planning, lack of resources and little investment in primary care. Of the facilities, autonomy and implementation of new strategies, such as telemonitoring, stood out. The pandemic brought new elements to resident education, expanding its scope, mainly in management and leadership [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of the research was to analyze the residents' perception about the insertion and development of the territory and territorialization categories in the Multiprofessional Residencies in Family Health in the State of Pernambuco. The proposed study design consisted of a descriptive and exploratory study with a qualitative and quantitative approach, with the application of a questionnaire composed of open and closed questions to thirty-one residents of three residency programs in the State. It was found that even with a broad, dynamic, and multidimensional concept of territory, residents reported difficulties in using the concepts in professional practice and pointed out the need for changes in teaching methodologies, in addition to increasing the workload reserved for debate and understanding of the territory and territorialization categories. The need to rethink the way in which the categories are inserted in the programs was evidenced, since the understanding of territory and territorialization allows the formation of more critical, purposeful, and technically competent professionals to understand and act according to the health needs of the community population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to understand the meaning of nursing consultation from graduation to professional practice. Method: a qualitative study anchored in the Grounded Theory, with a sample of 14 nurses working in the Family Health Strategy, who were interviewed by open technique not directive in the years 2017 to 2018 and approved by the ethics committee. Three codifications were used to discuss the data, being open, axial and selective, which originated phenomena, themes, categories and subcategories organized based on the paradigm of Strauss and Corbin. Results: data analysis enabled the identification of the phenomenon called "From the beginning of praxis to the daily life of the NC" and the themes "The nursing consultation organizing the work process of the nurse" and "The presentation of the nursing consultation to the nurse". Final considerations: the nursing consultation is considered the most important activity of the nurse's praxis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To report, from the perspective of the Resident Nurse, the experience in childcare services shared with a multidisciplinary team in a municipality in Rio Grande do Norte. Study of the experience report type on multidisciplinary care provided during childcare consultations, between November 2021 and May 2022, in a health unit in the city of Mossoró. Within the Family Health Strategy (ESF), the care provided by the multidisciplinary team can optimize the consultation, discussing essential points, based on the specific needs of children. In order to provide a more complete service, shared consultations were carried out with the presence of a maximum of 3 professionals from different categories. In the period in question, a total of 138 consultations were carried out, of which 48 were in the shared modality. This consultation mode provided a more dynamic and equitable service, with a better clinical evaluation of the child, streamlining the service, identifying specific needs and providing the correction of conducts in a timely manner, ensuring follow-up at the UBS level, contributing to reduce the RAS burden. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]