Papel da Atenção Primária à Saúde na Rede de Atenção aos pacientes que necessitam de cuidados paliativos oncológicos no município do Rio de Janeiro: percepção de gestores

Abstract

This dissertation addresses the role of Primary Health Care in the care of patients in need of Palliative oncological Care from the perspective of managers of Primary Health Services of the Municipal Health Secretary of Rio de Janeiro who meet the agreement with the Residency Program in Family and Community Medicine at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, as well as from the perspective of the Coordinators of the respective Program Areas. For this purpose, a qualitative study was carried out through an interview with open questions on the topic presented to the six managers of the units involved and to the three coordinators of the Programa Areas, whose content analysis suggests that the participants recognize the fundamental role of Primary Health Care in the offer of Palliative Care as well as the importance of its attributes for this care. They also recognize that the Family and Community Medicine Residency Program has a positive impact on the quality of this assistance, without ignoring, however, that there are challenges to be overcome, even in view of the current dismantling policy of the Primary Health Care and SUS itself