INSERTION OF THE PHYSIOTHERAPIST IN THE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: AN ANALOGY BETWEEN THE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES AND THE FAMILY HEALTH SUPPORT CENTER (FHSC) PROPOSAL.

Abstract

Objective: The study aims to analyze the assignments of the physiotherapist in primary health care from academic experiences, establishing a comparison with the assignments proposed to the Family Health Support Center (FHSC). Material and Methods: An exploratory study has been performed, with qualitative approach, using interviews and documental analysis as data collection techniques. Were interviewed ten undergraduate physiotherapy professors from two institutions of higher education in the city of João Pessoa, PB, who work in primary health care. Then, an analysis of the ordinance that regulates the FHSC was also performed. Data were subjected to content analysis. Results: It has been found an increasing in the performance of physiotherapy in primary care, and the activities conducted by the students in this context, in general, approximate of the actions proposed to the FHSC, with the exception of multiprofessional care and of the emphasis to individual and continued attention in the academic experiences rehabilitation process. Conclusion: It is evidenced the need for academic formation to allow multiprofessional experience, providing users a service targeted to their interests, as well as are evidenced failures in FHSC proposal in attending physiotherapy service needs. DESCRIPTORES: Physical Therapy. Primary Health Care. Education, Higher.