Care to adolescents in primary assistance: professionals’ discourse about the focus of comprehensiveness

The objective of this research was to analyze the professionals’ discourse on the care to adolescents in primary assistance, identifying the knowledge, actions on the focus of comprehensiveness. It is a qualitative research with assumptions of the Collective Subject Discourse. The interview was carr...

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Main Authors: Maria Veraci Oliveira Queiroz, Nájori Bárbara Ferreira de Lucena, Eysler Gonçalves Maia Brasil, Ilvana Lima Verde Gomes
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2011-12-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4447
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Nájori Bárbara Ferreira de Lucena
Eysler Gonçalves Maia Brasil
Ilvana Lima Verde Gomes
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description The objective of this research was to analyze the professionals’ discourse on the care to adolescents in primary assistance, identifying the knowledge, actions on the focus of comprehensiveness. It is a qualitative research with assumptions of the Collective Subject Discourse. The interview was carried out with 11 health professionals from Basic Health Units Family of Fortaleza-CE-Brazil. In the analysis, the speeches were grouped into two themes: Perception of care to adolescents in primary assistance. The professionals’ knowledge on the actions of adolescent’s health and comprehensiveness. Professionals considered gaps in the actions and lack of direction of activities for adolescents. They also emphasized that the majority of the teenagers search for the service in situations of health problems, pregnancy and vaccine prevention. It was observed lack of knowledge on the policies for the care to adolescents. Therefore it is necessary to direct actions for this population, including professional training.
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spelling doaj-art-c9a637e2beef46e68468f14f6de1f4a82025-08-21T13:35:44ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832011-12-0112Care to adolescents in primary assistance: professionals’ discourse about the focus of comprehensivenessMaria Veraci Oliveira QueirozNájori Bárbara Ferreira de LucenaEysler Gonçalves Maia BrasilIlvana Lima Verde GomesThe objective of this research was to analyze the professionals’ discourse on the care to adolescents in primary assistance, identifying the knowledge, actions on the focus of comprehensiveness. It is a qualitative research with assumptions of the Collective Subject Discourse. The interview was carried out with 11 health professionals from Basic Health Units Family of Fortaleza-CE-Brazil. In the analysis, the speeches were grouped into two themes: Perception of care to adolescents in primary assistance. The professionals’ knowledge on the actions of adolescent’s health and comprehensiveness. Professionals considered gaps in the actions and lack of direction of activities for adolescents. They also emphasized that the majority of the teenagers search for the service in situations of health problems, pregnancy and vaccine prevention. It was observed lack of knowledge on the policies for the care to adolescents. Therefore it is necessary to direct actions for this population, including professional training.https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4447AdolescentPrimary Health CareHealth Personnel.
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Ilvana Lima Verde Gomes
Care to adolescents in primary assistance: professionals’ discourse about the focus of comprehensiveness
Rev Rene
Adolescent
Primary Health Care
Health Personnel.
title Care to adolescents in primary assistance: professionals’ discourse about the focus of comprehensiveness
title_full Care to adolescents in primary assistance: professionals’ discourse about the focus of comprehensiveness
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title_short Care to adolescents in primary assistance: professionals’ discourse about the focus of comprehensiveness
title_sort care to adolescents in primary assistance professionals discourse about the focus of comprehensiveness
topic Adolescent
Primary Health Care
Health Personnel.
url https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4447
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