Pessoas com deficiência que vivem em contexto rural: condições socioeconômicas e dinâmicas familiares

Abstract

When analyzing people with disabilities (PWD) residing in a rural context, the existing health disparities in the country are highlighted, which as a whole and still express the difficulties of geographical access and also the result of inequalities in care options and resources. These issues, taken together, corroborate for the PWD and their families to experience difficulties and need perspectives that consider their specificities and limitations and provide improvements in their ongoing living conditions. The objective of this study was to understand the socioeconomic conditions and dynamics of families of people with disabilities who live in rural areas. This study is characterized as a descriptive-exploratory qualitative approach, being carried out in four municipalities in the northwest region of Rio Grande do Sul, belonging to the 15th and 19th Regional Health Coordination, which had a rural population greater than the urban population, with more than 70% of the population. rural population. The research participants were 12 relatives of people with disabilities residing in a rural context in the municipalities under study, eight women and 4 men. Data collection took place through semi-structured interviews with open questions related to the problem. For organization and analysis, thematic analysis was chosen. Among the ethical aspects, this project follows the legislation that addresses research with human beings, expressed through Resolution no. 466, of December 12, 2012. Through data analysis, it was possible to build two categories. The first one deals with “Socioeconomic Conditions of families of people with disabilities living in rural areas”, which reveals that they are deficient, and the Continuous Cash Benefit is not received by all PWDs, with agriculture assuming the main role in the income and survival of these families. The second, “Dynamics of families of people with disabilities living in rural areas”, addresses that families experience difficulties in terms of family organization with regard to income and meeting basic needs, which reduce the quality of life of PWD and their family. Based on the results, we seek to give visibility to PWD who live in rural areas and their family, given the difficulties experienced by this population to face the situations that go along with the daily life in rural areas.