Interprofissionalidade e práticas colaborativas em saúde na atenção primária à saúde em Maceió- AL

Abstract

The increasing complexity of the population's health needs has increasingly revealed the importance of primary health care and the weaknesses of the biomedical model of health care. Interprofessionality has been proving to be a promising way to improve the care provided by health units, proposing comprehensive and user-centered care. In this context, the present study aims to identify perceptions and collaborative interprofessional practices among male and female primary care workers in Maceió-AL. This is a cross-sectional, exploratory and quantitative study, carried out with male and female workers from 24 health units in Maceió. Data were collected through the application of the validated and translated into Portuguese version of the Jefferson Scale Of Attitudes Toward Trade Collaboration (JeffSATIC), this version has 20 items that must be answered using agreement/disagreement variables through a Likert-type scale with 7 levels, with the lowest level being completely disagree and the highest level being completely agree. The absolute and relative frequencies of the answers were evaluated using the IBM SPSS software, version 24.0, as well as the significant differences between groups at the alpha level ≤ 0.05, having defined, as dependent variables, the JeffSATIC factor scores , and as independent variables: sex, age, education, performance, type of employment relationship, type of unit in which the professional works and time working in the current workplace. The ANOVA statistical test was used to make comparisons between variables. The research was approved by the UFAL Research Ethics Committee (CAAE). 258 professionals proposed to participate in the study, of which 39.4% were community health agents or agents fighting endemic diseases. Responses to the JeffSATIC items showed an overall average of 103.5 (± 0.7), with the highest average attributed to technical nursing professionals, 112.5 (± 1.8). No significant difference was observed between the JeffSATIC factors and professional categories. The variables area of training and type of unit were statistically significant (p < 0.05). Thus, it is necessary to expand the discussion regarding interprofessional and collaborative practices in health by conducting research, since it is a strategy that has promoted, through dialogue, respect and sharing, positive results in care, bringing benefits to individuals and the health system.