A FORMAÇÃO EM SAÚDE FRENTE ÀS NECESSIDADES DAS PESSOAS
IDOSAS
Envelhecimento; Saúde do Idoso; Recursos Humanos em Saúde; Formação
Profissional em Saúde; Saúde da Família.
This dissertation aims to analyze the training of ESF and NASF to meet the needs of the elderly. It is of a qualitative research, carried out in two stages and with different methodological procedures. In the first stage, to analyze how the approach of the subject of human aging occurs the training of professionals working in the ESF and NASF through the documentary research. The second step consisted in understanding, with the focus groups, the perception of the elderly about their needs, as well as to understand their perception of the professional skills required for care that this portion of the population needs under the ESF and the NASF. The results of the documental research revealed that professional training for care with the health of the elderly is based exclusively on the care and of chronic-degenerative diseases, as well as in the identification and prevention of harm to health. In addition, the operationalization of the perception of the elderly people participating in the study. study on their needs, classifying them into two themes: The need for good living conditions and the need for access to health services. According to the participants, the professionals of the ESF and the NASF are well qualified to serve them, however, they do not have autonomy to solve the needs listed. For the resolution of needs, qualify the managers (municipal, state and local federal) of the health sector would be the priority path. With the study, it is noticed that the discussion about the theme of aging in the process of training human resources in health is still incipient and disassociated with the health needs of the elderly. Thus, if makes it necessary to prepare people who pay adequate attention to the population, as well as to formulate and manage public policies for the population that is a SUS user.