WORKING IN THE FAMILY HEALTH STRATEGY: IMPLICATIONS IN PROFESSIONALS WORKLOADS

• Published in: Cogitare enfermagem Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 485 - 492
• Main Authors: Letícia de Lima Trindade, Denise Elvira Pires de Pires, Simone Coelho Amestoy, Elaine Cristina Novatzki Forte, Francele Luz Machado, Maiara Bordignon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 01-09-2014
• Subjects: Family health; Occupational health; Primary health care; Workload
• ISSN: 1414-8536; 2176-9133
• DOI: 10.5380/ce.v19i3.35492

This study aimed to identify aspects of work in the Family Health Strategy that contribute to increase and / or reduce workloads of professionals. Eleven professionals from three teams of the Family Health Strategy from a state of southern Brazil participated in the study. Data were collected between December 2010 and March 2011, through individual interviews, focus groups and documentary study and were analyzed combining thematic analysis with the resources of the software ATLAS.ti. The main sources of increased workloads were aspects that hinder the implementation of the care model as recommended; and of reduced workloads, the affinity with the care model, the autonomy of the team and the guarantee of employment. In the work of the Family Health Strategy, some weaknesses that negatively affect satisfaction and health professionals predominated, but there are possibilities for intervention to reduce workloads and improve quality of care, especially those for better working conditions.