Práticas de cuidado às pessoas com excesso de peso no Sistema Único de Saúde: Onde ficam os sujeitos e a subjetividade?

Abstract

This study aims at observing the effects generated by methods and forms of performing and conducting care practices by professionals who deal with the overweight and the obesity and who work at SUS (Brazilian Public Health System). It is a qualitative study which will use the participant observation and interviews as techniques to collect data. The obtained results reveal the different life stories which lead us to inaccuracies concerning the classification of obesity as a disease. We came across care practices with the obese which need improvement and enhancement concerning the communicative aspects of care, which is something that goes beyond the basics of the technique itself. On the other hand, we find some professionals whose concerns go beyond the control of IMC (body-mass index). The eye-to-eye, the attention paid by the professional, and the longitudinal care appear as characteristics expressed by users as desirable in an assessment. The intention of sharing professionals experiences and learning about life inherent aspects of these users aims at contributing for the advancement of care in health with this target audience.