Physical therapists role in Family Health Support Center

Abstract

The creation of Family Health Support Centers (FHSC) configured advances in health care policy, however, it must recognize challenges of structural and logistical conditions for physiotherapist's role in Primary Care (PC). Objective: The study aimed to describe the physiotherapist's role in the context of the Family Health Support Centers. Methods: It was held a quantitative survey with a cross-sectional census of Physiotherapists working in FHSC in the city of Salvador, Bahia. The instrument was a questionnaire designed by the researchers, and was based, prior readings related to the theme of work. Results: There was the presence of the physiotherapist in all teams FHSC, with a predominance of type I and FHSC recent effective linkages work. Difficulties were presented that permeates from accountability among workers, managers and users of services, the operational issues such as lack of resources, transport and dismantling of the health care system in which led most of the limitations of working in FHSC. Regarding the physiotherapist's work demands in FHSC, presented greater representation for situations with neurological patients and related activities gerontology. Conclusions: Despite the challenges, the enlargement perspective of care services Primary Care to the physiotherapist is promising, in the proposed within the proposed comprehensive care to prevention and primary care users care, and that reflects, a step further decentralization of physiotherapy in the levels of health care.

Keywords: Physical Therapist. Family Health. Primary Health Care.