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Introduction: Primary health care (PHC) represents the first step of a network of health care processes that have the Family Health Strategy as their foundation for reorganization, expansion and consolidation. Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of the matrix support provided by the physical therapist to the community health agents (CHAs) regarding the level of knowledge about health conditions responsive to the performance of physiotherapy in PHC. Methods: We conducted a quasi-experimental study with two groups of CHAs, divided into control (n = 6) and intervention (n = 7), totaling 13 professionals belonging to a small municipality. Matrix support took place through educational workshops, addressing the axes of maternal and child health, adult health, health of older people and musculoskeletal disorders. For the initial assessment, a semi-open questionnaire was administered with sociodemographic data and work-related questions, a structured questionnaire containing questions related to the performance of physiotherapy in PHC that presents situations from the CHA's work routine, and a semi-open survey investigating patients to be referred to physiotherapy. For the final assessment, the same instruments were reapplied, except for the sociodemographic questionnaire. Results: After the intervention, in the comparison between groups, there was a difference in the risk perception index in the axis of musculoskeletal disorders (p = 0.032) and in the identification of cases of childhood changes (p = 0.012). In the intragroup comparison, the intervention group showed a difference in risk perception in the health of the older persons and in most of the items of the referral survey (p < 0.05 for all). Conclusion: Matrix support can contribute to the shared construction of knowledge, as well as to the activation of physiotherapy in PHC by CHAs.
Introduction: Primary health care (PHC) represents the first step of a network of health care processes that have the Family Health Strategy as their foundation for reorganization, expansion and consolidation. Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of the matrix support provided by the physical therapist to the community health agents (CHAs) regarding the level of knowledge about health conditions responsive to the performance of physiotherapy in PHC. Methods: We conducted a quasi-experimental study with two groups of CHAs, divided into control (n = 6) and intervention (n = 7), totaling 13 professionals belonging to a small municipality. Matrix support took place through educational workshops, addressing the axes of maternal and child health, adult health, health of older people and musculoskeletal disorders. For the initial assessment, a semi-open questionnaire was administered with sociodemographic data and work-related questions, a structured questionnaire containing questions related to the performance of physiotherapy in PHC that presents situations from the CHA's work routine, and a semi-open survey investigating patients to be referred to physiotherapy. For the final assessment, the same instruments were reapplied, except for the sociodemographic questionnaire. Results: After the intervention, in the comparison between groups, there was a difference in the risk perception index in the axis of musculoskeletal disorders (p = 0.032) and in the identification of cases of childhood changes (p = 0.012). In the intragroup comparison, the intervention group showed a difference in risk perception in the health of the older persons and in most of the items of the referral survey (p < 0.05 for all). Conclusion: Matrix support can contribute to the shared construction of knowledge, as well as to the activation of physiotherapy in PHC by CHAs.
Resumo Introdução: A Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) representa o primeiro elemento de uma rede de processos de atenção à saúde que tem na Estratégia Saúde da Família o alicerce para a sua reorganização, expansão e consolidação. Objetivo: Investigar a efetividade do apoio matricial (AM) realizado pelos fisioterapeutas para os agentes comunitários de saúde (ACS) em relação ao nível de conhecimento sobre condições de saúde sensíveis à atuação da fisioterapia na APS. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo quase-experimental realizado com dois grupos de ACS, divididos em controle (n = 6) e intervenção (n = 7), totalizando 13 profissionais pertencentes a um município de pequeno porte. O AM aconteceu por meio de oficinas educativas, abordando os temas maternoinfantil, adulto, idoso e desordens musculoesqueléticas. Para a avaliação inicial foram aplicados um questionário semiaberto com dados sociodemográficos e questões relacionadas ao trabalho, um questionário estruturado contendo questões relacionadas à atuação da fisioterapia na APS, que apresentava situações da rotina de trabalho do ACS, e um inquérito semiaberto de investigação de pacientes a serem encaminhados para a fisioterapia. Para a avaliação final, os mesmos instrumentos foram reaplicados, exceto o questionário sociodemográfico. Resultados: Após o AM, na comparação entre os grupos, houve diferença estatística no índice de percepção de risco no eixo das desordens musculoesqueléticas (p = 0,032) e na identificação de casos de alterações infantis (p = 0,012). Na comparação intragrupo, o grupo intervenção apresentou diferença estatística na percepção de risco na saúde do idoso e na maioria dos itens do inquérito de encaminhamentos (p < 0,05 para todos). Conclusão: O AM pode contribuir para a construção compartilhada de saberes, bem como para o acionamento da fisioterapia na APS pelos ACS.
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