ASSISTÊNCIA À SAÚDE DOS IDOSOS: EQUIPE INTERDISCIPLINAR DE SAÚDE.

Objective: to understand, based on the discourses of the health team, the development of care for the elderly aged over 65 years, in order to remain healthy, active, independent and autonomous. Method: qualitative research with interpretative approach, carried out in a Group of Health Centers in Northern Portugal. Data were collected by semistructured interviews and analyzed through content analysis, by categories, in a sample of physicians, nurses and social workers. Results: among the participants, 83% did not have a gerontology training. There were focuses of care evaluation, in which all professionals estimated the same data, but there were data necessary for the follow-up of the elderly that were not evaluated by any professional. The sharing of information for care, when it occurred, fell into situations of illness or changes in the social context. Conclusion: findings showed gaps in teamwork developed by health and social professionals, and in health Care Promotion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]