Linha de cuidado à pessoa com lesão encefálica adquirida: a percepção dos gestores da rede de atenção à saúde

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the network and assistance the user with Acquired Brain Injury, in the perspective of the care line, from the point of view of health service managers. This is an exploratory and analytical-descriptive research, with a qualitative approach, carried out with 13 service managers that integrate the health network of a medium-sized municipality of the central region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Data collection was done through a semi-structured interview, with issues relating to the Therapeutic Itinerary, the Care Line, the Local Assistence Flow and the Ideal, the agreements of flows and to the difficulties in access to care, as regards the user with Acquired Brain Injury. Data were analyzed by thematic content analysis technique. Based on the findings, the managers not know the concepts of public health, lack of perception of the care network and there was no flow agreement to guarantee full care to individuals with Acquired Brain Injury. It is also noted the lack of knowledge of what is guaranteed to these users and a great failure in the medium complexity, being pointed several difficulties of access to rehabilitation services. It is concluded that the municipality network is disjointed and with several weaknesses, making it necessary to create and implement an orderly flow to the user with Acquired Brain Injury.