Motivos de adesão e permanência de usuários de uma estratégia saúde da família em grupos de promoção da saúde

Abstract

In action since August 2014 the “Umbrella Project, Health Promotion in Family Health Strategy: Limits and Possibilities” has the objective to analyze how the process of health promotion is happening among users referenced in a Family Health Strategy in the Center-West region of the city of Santa Maria, in the country of Rio Grande do Sul state, to the Integrated multi-professional residency program in public health system of the Federal University of Santa Maria with concentration area of Basic Attention and Family Health Strategy. To. The present study, built as a sub-project, has the objective to identify the reasons of adherence and permanence of the subjects that participate in the groups of health promotion and is linked. collect data it was used a adapted questionnaire about motivation for the practice of group activities organized by the Leisure and Sports practice studies lab of the Higher School of Physical Education from the Pernambuco University. Such questionnaire enlists the main variables of adherence and permanence in the activity according to the order of priority. The population studied was composed by individuals from the territory of Lidia Family Health Unit being 27 users, from both sexes, with mean age 55 years (± 11 years). Data were compiled in the Excel 2003 program and analyzed by simple descriptive statistics. The results showed that, regarding the reasons of adherence to groups, the individuals tend to be in search of better health conditions and better quality of life. On the other hand, it shows that the efficiency of the conducted interventions, specially concerning the motivation to a healthier way of life, and the support from the professionals and other people involved on the group activities implies in longer permanence of the users to the group. Given the observed data, the factors that motivate users to join the health promotion groups in primary care are related to health, quality of life, psychosocial aspects and welfare and related groups to stay the items that are related with health, welfare, environment, practice local professionals and aesthetic values.