Grupos de atenção primária à saúde: olhares sobre a estratégia de formação dos grupos no município de Selbach

Abstract

Within the policy of basic health care, the primary health care groups are the object of the analysis of this research, which aimed to understand the caracteristics and the process of formation of these groups in the city of Selbach / RS its positive and negative aspects. The research was guided by a descriptive approach, with data collected through semi-structured interviews with the managers who are involved in the management of these groups, as well as direct observations in the meetings of two of the groups for a consecutive period of one and a half years. Currently, the primary health care groups are five that serve approximately 120 people under the coordination of a nurse and the Municipal Health Department and seek to promote health education, reduction of the use of controlled medication and better quality to users. The results of this study demonstrated that the formation of the groups occurred due to the demand of the users; disease prevention; the demand for controlled medication and the promotion of improvement of the quality of life of the users. Thus, it can be seen that primary health care groups promote the improvement of users' health, increase self-esteem, reduce medication consumption and improve quality of life.