Comparative analysis of the profile of the physiotherapist, as part of the health team in the expanded nucleus of family health and primary care
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https://doi.org/10.21527/2176-7114.2022.45.12329Keywords:
Primary Health Care, Physical Therapists, Work, Cross-Sectional StudiesAbstract
To identify the profile of physiotherapists and their work and compare them to other NASF-AB professionals from two state capitals in Brazil. This is a cross-sectional, quantitative study, carried out between January and March 2020 in João Pessoa/PB and Campo Grande/MS, with 182 workers from the Nasf-AB. A structured instrument was used, with questions that characterized the participants and their work process. The comparison between “physical therapists” and “other professionals” was performed using the chi-square test (12 nominal variables) and the Mann-Whitney test (eight quantitative variables). Most physiotherapists were
women, aged 55-45 years, 3 years in Nasf-AB, linked to the team for more than 18 months, wished to work in Nasf-AB, trained for more than five years, satisfied with their work and team and how much their practices are centered on the needs of users and dissatisfied with the infrastructure to act. They dedicated 50% or more of their weekly workload to individual consultations, between 10% and 40% to collectives, 20% to 50% with other Nasf-AB professionals and 10% to 40% with the ESF. The little investment in PHC specializations differentiated physiotherapists from other professionals (p = 0.049). Physiotherapists performed more specializations
in areas not associated with PHC. However, the other profile and work process characteristics did not differentiate them. The use of quantitative variables, such as the percentages of weekly time dedicated to individual, collective and activities with other professionals, expanded the understanding of the work of Nasf-AB.
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