THE ELDER CARE SERVICES IN HEALTH: PERCEPTION OF HEALTH
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17267/2317-3378rec.v3i1.318Keywords:
Health professionals, Health assistance, Citizenship of the elderly, Institutional violenceAbstract
(Objective) to assess the views of health professionals on the care provided to elderly people in the health services
from Primary Care. (Methodology) this is a descriptive, exploratory study, qualitative in nature, carried in the health
services of the Municipality of Jequié-BA, the sample consists of thirty health professionals. The data were processed
through the content analysis of Bardin. (Results) Most respondents were female, is in the age group 31 to 40 years
and were graduates in Nursing. The results on the care enabled the identification of three themes: 1 - Motivation
for Attendance Health Service; 2 - Difficulties of access; 3 - Home and Work Process Strategy. (Conclusions) This
study provided an analysis of the issues that permeate the care of the elderly, as well, which will help in promoting
reflection of the situation of health professionals who work in care practices, and encourage innovative and creative
measures in confrontations challenges that violate the right of the elderly.