Complementary and Alternative Medicine offered by nurses in Primary Health Care

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to assess and analyze the provision of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in primary health care by nurses in the city of São Paulo, and the impact of the Covid-19 pan- demic on this provision. This was a descriptive time series study conducted with secondary d...

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Published in:Saúde em debate (Londrina, Brazil) Vol. 46; no. spe1; pp. 152 - 164
Main Authors: Pereira, Erika Cardozo, Souza, Geisa Colebrusco de, Schveitzer, Mariana Cabral
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
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Summary:ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to assess and analyze the provision of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in primary health care by nurses in the city of São Paulo, and the impact of the Covid-19 pan- demic on this provision. This was a descriptive time series study conducted with secondary data from the official database of the Informatics Department of the Unified Health System for the period from 2018 to 2020. The results showed that complementary therapies provided by nurses totaled 10,933 procedures in 2018, 24,684 in 2019, and 12,651 in 2020. Between 2018 and 2019, there was a 120% increase in provision, a trend that was interrupted in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The provision of these therapies by nurses is a form of holistic care and expanded understanding of the health and disease process. However, despite the great potential for the application of this approach to health care, this category accounts for a small percentage of total services in the community studied. RESUMO Os objetivos do estudo foram mapear e analisar a oferta das Práticas Integrativas e Complementares (Pics) na atenção primária pela enfermagem no município de São Paulo e a interferência da pandemia da Covid-19 na oferta dessas práticas. Estudo descritivo de série temporal, realizado com dados secundá- rios a partir do banco de dados oficiais do Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde no período entre 2018 e 2020. Os resultados demonstram que as Pics ofertadas pela enfermagem totalizaram 10.933 procedimentos em 2018, 24.684 em 2019 e 12.651 em 2020. Entre os anos de 2018 e 2019, houve um aumento de 120% na oferta, tendência interrompida em 2020 em decorrência da pandemia da Covid-19. A oferta dessas práticas pela enfermagem é uma forma de atendimento com vistas ao cuidado integral e apreensão ampliada do processo saúde-doença. Contudo, apesar do grande potencial para adoção dessa abordagem no cuidado, a categoria tem demonstrado percentuais pouco representativos do total ofertado no município analisado.
ISSN:0103-1104
2358-2898
DOI:10.1590/0103-11042022e110i