O cuidado familiar e da estratégia saúde da família na perspectiva do usuário com processo crônico de saúde

Abstract

Objective: To know how the user who is dependent on care and who has a chronic health process affected by a chronic non-communicable disease has been taken care of by the family and by the professionals of the Family Health Strategy. Methods: Descriptive, qualitative study, carried out in a Basic Health Unit and in the homes of users who have a chronic health process, in the city of Belo Horizonte. Eight users, 18 years of age or older, who had some chronic disease, dependent on mild care, participated in the research. Data collection took place in 2018 through interviews recorded with a semi-structured script. The analysis took place through content analysis resulting in three empirical categories. Results: The dependent recognizes the activities performed as well as understands the role of the family member as a reference for their care. In this relationship, positive and negative feelings about the act of caring appeared. Regarding the health team, the study confirmed the bond with community health agents. Conclusion: This study offers subsidies so that family caregivers as well as professionals of the Family Health Strategy understand the proper modes of care of a user dependent on mild care and the expectations of that user in a care relationship at home.