Interprofissionalidade na atenção primária e a saúde da pessoa idosa: revisão integrativa

Abstract

ABSTRACT Introduction. Population aging is a phenomenon that occurs on a global scale and in developing countries like Brazil, this process happened quickly and was not accompanied by the necessary social and economic advances. The Ministry of Health ratifies the preservation of functional capacity to promote active and healthy aging, and the implementation of integrated actions by the health team. Interprofessional education, shared and interactive learning between students or professionals from different areas, as a form of health education, promotes integrated and collaborative teamwork, focuses on health needs and on improving the quality and responses of services. Objective: To describe the interprofessionality and collaborative practices in Primary Health Care (PHC), and the contributions for nurses in health care for the elderly, in the light of scientific publications on the subject. Method: Integrative review, characterized as a method that provides the synthesis of knowledge and the incorporation of the applicability of results of significant studies in practice. This type of study is based on six phases: elaboration of the guiding question; search or sampling in the literature; data collect; critical analysis of included studies; discussion of results; presentation of the integrative review. Results and Discussion: 07 articles were included, 02 in English and 05 in Portuguese. Specific categories were created to group information relevant to teamwork; interprofessionalism and collaborative health practices in PHC and nurses contributions to the health of the elderly. It was found that nursing, interprofessionalism and collaborative practices in health stood out in different contexts and realities. The heterogeneity stood out, because despite the advances, there are gaps regarding the need to qualify the actions of health services developed in PHC. Final considerations: Interprofessionality and collaborative practices were highlighted as current themes in the field of health, as strategies that transform the praxis and are significant for the functioning and organization of health systems. The PHC was emphasized as the coordinating locus of care and organizer of the elderly's journey through the Health Care Network, and that the nurses action is essential to obtain better health outcomes at this level of care.