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The territory in research, the territory of research: the leading role of territory in participative research-intervention

MACERATA, Iacã Machado; SADE, Christian e RAMOS, Júlia Florêncio Carvalho. The territory in research, the territory of research: the leading role of territory in participative research-intervention. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, e190733. Epub 11-Nov-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.190733. The article discusses the notion of territory in the practices of health care and research based on the experience of participative research-intervention about the work of a Street Medicine team. The practice of care analyzed is characterized by a specific mode of relationship with the users' life territories. To understand this relationship, it was necessary to broaden the discussion, reflecting the Primary Health Care in the Brazilian National Health System (SUS) and the meaning of embracing the leading

Senses of Birth: An interactive and provocative exhibition to change the culture about childbirth in Brazil

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OLIVEIRA, Bernardo Jefferson de et al. Senses of Birth: An interactive and provocative exhibition to change the culture about childbirth in Brazil. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, e190395. Epub Mar 23, 2020. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.190395. The Senses of Birth exhibit is an innovative educommunication action that seeks to contribute to a change in culture regarding childbirth in Brazil, giving incentive to normal childbirth and making a case for the reduction of unnecessary cesarean (C-section) rates. It is an immersive and interactive exhibition that articulates languages and techniques to raise awareness and instigate the general public, in a playful manner, to increase knowledge and promote a critical position on the subject. The article describes the strategies

Quality assessment of primary health care services in the city of São José de Ribamar, Maranhão, Brazil

Abstract COSTA, Mannasses Araujo et al. Quality assessment of primary health care services in the city of São José de Ribamar, Maranhão, Brazil. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, suppl.1, e190628. Epub 12-Out-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.190628. This study assessed the essential and derivative attributes of primary health care from the perspective of health service users and professionals from 35 primary health facilities in São José de Ribamar in the State of Maranhão, Brazil. Data were collected from 73 professionals and 386 service users through interviews based on the Primary Care Assessment Tool. The health professionals rated all attributes except first-contact care as satisfactory (overall score = 7.54, essential attributes score = 7.28, and derivative attributes score = 8.02),

Amplifying access: Team Embracement as a demand management strategy in Primary Health Care (APS)

Abstract CAMARGO, Diângeli Soares e CASTANHEIRA, Elen Rose Lodeiro. Amplifying access: Team Embracement as a demand management strategy in Primary Health Care (APS) (abstract: p. 17). Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, suppl.1, e190600. Epub 05-Out-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.190600. Experiences of access reorganization to promote the utilization of health services in a rational and inclusive way have been frequent in the sphere of the Family Health Strategy. This study focuses on one of these experiences through the implementation of “Team Embracement” in the city of São Bernardo do Campo, State of São Paulo, Brazil. A qualitative case study investigated the experience of 12 Family Health Strategy professionals. It was concluded that Team Embracement was a product of

How are factors as scope of professional practices, education and title of Family and Community doctors related?

Abstract MARANHAO, Roberto Ribeiro et al. How are factors as scope of professional practices, education and title of Family and Community doctors related?. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, suppl.1, e190640. Epub 28-Set-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.190640. The objective of this research was to analyze the scope of practice of doctors who work in the Family Health Strategy in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza, state of Ceará, and its relations with Family and Community Medicine education and title. A transversal study was conducted from April to November 2018 applying a semistructured form to 263 doctors with 38 attributions among medical actions, activities, and procedures. The scopes had a greater coverage among doctors with overseas education and specific Family and

Burnout syndrome and associated factors among Family Health Strategy professionals

Abstract TOMAZ, Henrique Cisne; TAJRA, Fábio Solon; LIMA, Andrea Conceição Gomes and SANTOS, Marize Melo dos. Burnout syndrome and associated factors among Family Health Strategy professionals. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, suppl.1, e190634. Epub 28-Set-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.190634. This article aims to analyze the presence of burnout and related factors among Family Health Strategy professionals. A cross-sectional analytical study was carried out between February and April 2019, with a sample composed of 94 professionals. A form with sociodemographic variables was used, as well as the Scale of Ways of Coping with Problems (EMEP), the Resilience Scale and the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory. A 95% confidence interval was calculated to each variable. The study was approved

Academic supervision of the More Doctors Program in Paraíba, Brazil: Perception of Brazilian and foreign doctors

Abstract CARDOSO JUNIOR, Ranulfo and SOUSA, Eduardo Sérgio Soares. Academic supervision of the More Doctors Program in Paraíba, Brazil: Perception of Brazilian and foreign doctors. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, suppl.1, e190487. Epub 28-Set-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.190487. This study assessed the academic supervision of the More Doctors Program in the State of Paraíba, Brazil, in the perspective of the supervisees, and analyzed whether it differs among Brazilians and foreigners. The documental qualitative methodology was used, as well as the database of the inquiry conducted about the More Doctors Program-Paraíba from 2015 to 2016. Closed-ended answers were analyzed by the chi-square test and by Fisher’s Exact Test, considering a level of significance of 5% (p< 0.05). In

Intimate partner violence: women’s experience in Primary Health Care in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Abstract ESPERANDIO, Evelin Gomes; MOURA, Anna Tereza Miranda Soares de e FAVORETO, Cesar Augusto Orazem. Intimate partner violence: women’s experience in Primary Health Care in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, suppl.1, e190707. Epub 14-Set-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.190707. The intimate partner violence (IPV) approach is a challenge in Primary Health Care. Studies discuss the professionals’ perspective, but few of them advance as to give women a voice. The objective of this study was to understand these women’s experience with the Primary Health Care provided in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, state of Rio de Janeiro. A qualitative methodology was used, interviewing women in Family Health units with a semistructured

Practice and perception of Primary Healthcare professionals about Mental Health

Abstract PEREIRA, Rafaela Miranda Proto; AMORIM, Fábio Ferreira e GONDIM, Maria de Fátima de Novais. Practice and perception of Primary Healthcare professionals about Mental Health. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, suppl.1, e190664. Epub 14-Set-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.190664. It is essential to understand the existing hindrances in Primary Healthcare regarding Mental Health in order to improve services. The objective of this study was to get to know the practice and perception of professionals about Mental Health in Primary Healthcare to help understand the perceived difficulties. It was a qualitative transversal study conducted with Family Health Strategy professionals in the Brazilian city of Itumbiara, state of Goiás, through a semistructured survey, which was analyzed using Bardin’s content analysis.

Adult users classified as least urgent in Emergency Care Unit

Abstract SCHAFIROWITZ, Gisele De Césaro e SOUZA, Aline Corrêa de. Adult users classified as least urgent in Emergency Care Unit. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, suppl.1, e190630. Epub 14-Set-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.190630. The objective of this study was to know the users of 12 Primary Care Units (UBSs) who went to an Emergency Care Unit (UPA) and were classified as least urgent in a Brazilian large city in 2017. The quantitative approach research used secondary data of the service. A total of 3,584 users met the study’s criteria. They represent 7% of the total users of this UPA who had the same classification. Most of the users were 41 to 65 years old (36.3%), mostly women

Family Health Strategy and popular health practices: dialogs between live networks in a territory in the city of Manaus, AM, Brazil

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FEICHAS, Naila Miriam Las-Casas; SCHWEICKARDT, Júlio Cesar e FERLA, Alcindo Antonio. Family Health Strategy and popular health practices: dialogs between live networks in a territory in the city of Manaus, AM, Brazil. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, suppl.1, e190629. Epub 14-Set-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.190629. Traditional healing practices emerge in people’s daily lives in different forms: massages, teas, prayers, and practices known in the region as “puxação” and “garrafadas”. This study aimed to promote an interaction between the Family Health Strategy and the popular care that occurs in a community in the city of Manaus, Northern Brazil. It is an ethnographic research with reports provided by four popular caregivers identified by the community agents of

Healthcare regulation or every man for himself? Lessons learned from the early detection of breast cancer in regionalized networks of the Brazilian National Health System (SUS)

ALMEIDA, Mônica Morrissy Martins; ALMEIDA, Patty Fidelis de e MELO, Eduardo Alves. Healthcare regulation or every man for himself? Lessons learned from the early detection of breast cancer in regionalized networks of the Brazilian National Health System (SUS). Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2020, vol.24, suppl.1, e190609. Epub 14-Set-2020. ISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.190609. Abstract The aim of this article was to analyze healthcare regulation processes based on actions for the early detection of breast cancer in a regional perspective. A qualitative and descriptive study was carried out in a health region by means of semi-structured interviews with Primary Care and Healthcare Regulation managers. In the region, traditional Primary Care models co-exist with the Family Health Strategy. The regulation