THE ACTIONS OF “PET-SAÚDE” IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SINGULAR THERAPEUTIC PROJECTS: AN EXPERIENCE REPORT

Abstract

Objective: To report the experience of university students and health professionals in the development of Singular Therapeutic Projects (STPs) for people with chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCD). STPs were developed as part of the actions of the “PET-Saúde” (Education Program for Health Work) together with the Family Health Team of Grotão in the city of João Pessoa, PB, between 2013 and 2014. The “PET-Saúde” is a partnership of the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB) with the Municipal Health Department. Experience Report: STPs were developed taking into account the challenges and contributions of “PET-Saúde” in vocational training and health service and also the increasing number of patients with chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCD) in Brazil. This process favored an interdisciplinary work with the health care team and enabled the use of STPs in primary care. The students and the health professionals embracing this project performed dialogue sections, ludic activities, nutritional orientation, among other activities. Under an interdisciplinary perspective, the STPs improved the users’ quality of life and favored a healthy life style. Conclusions: The “PET-Saúde” contributed with interdisciplinary strategies to provide care to the user. In addition, this project impacted positively professional training and the creation of new perspectives on the working process, and STPs were used as an intervention instrument in the lives of people with NCDs. DESCRIPTORS Health Care. Chronic Disease. Delivery of Health Care.