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- Title
Reflexões sobre as diretrizes dos Núcleos de Apoio à Saúde da Família acerca do profissional fisioterapeuta.
- Authors
Raquel Bim, Cíntia; Durán González, Alberto
- Abstract
Within the scope of the Unified Health System (SUS), there is still no consolidated public health policy on the role of Physical Therapy, particularly in Basic Care (AB). The epidemiological profile and the Brazilian demographic transition lead physiotherapy to review its professional practice and adjust its actions to the AB, aiming for greater comprehensiveness and resolubility of the population's health problems at this level of attention. The Family Health Support Centers (NASF) created in 2008 are the greatest opportunity for the insertion of the Physiotherapist in the AB. The objective of this work was to carry out a critical reflection on the chapter directed to Physiotherapists in the NASF 2009 guidelines . The text is confusing about the performance of this professional in the AB, and still directs its practices to rehabilitation too much. It considers the Physiotherapist as a rehabilitation professional to work with the elderly/disabled, which is a contradiction to what is advocated as actions for primary health care, both by restricting rehabilitation actions, and by placing only two health conditions as suitable to physiotherapy. The document brings directives for the Physiotherapist only for the elderly and disabled, not considering all the health problems that the population is exposed to. The presentation of the content intended for Physiotherapists differs from the presentation of other health professionals who also work at NASF, as they have more specific directives. It was concluded that this guideline does not strengthen the current demand of the population on the practices of the Physiotherapist in the AB, nor does it help with breaking the paradigm of the Physiotherapist as a professional exclusive to rehabilitation. New public health policies aimed at the work of the Physical Therapist in AB are necessary so that this professional can expand his actions to this level of attention.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; PROFESSIONAL practice; HEALTH policy; PHYSICAL therapy; FAMILY health; PUBLIC health; MEDICAL protocols; PRIMARY health care; REHABILITATION; REFLECTION (Philosophy); FAMILY services
- Publication
Revista de Atencao Primaria a Saude, 2019, Vol 22, Issue 4, p969
- ISSN
1516-7704
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.34019/1809-8363.2019.v22.16277