Kátia Ferreira Costa Campos

Continuing education: speeches by professionals of one Basic Health Unit

Objective: To analyze the speeches of health professionals about continuing education in the daily life of a basic health unit. Method: Qualitative study developed at a primary health care unit of Belo Horizonte, based on the theory of Agnes Hellers daily life with critical discourse analysis. In-depth interviews with 25 professionals were developed. Results: Recycling, updating, institutional responsibility, continuous learning, discomfort and transformation, revealed by vocabulary, interdiscourse, temporality, modality, evaluation and institutional social practice. Professionals blame the institution, but value continuing education for the transformation in work processes and attention to users. Final considerations and implications for practice: The discomfort provides action-reflection and changes in the attention to users. Recycle and update relates the professionals adaptation to technological updating, without necessarily producing changes. To expand discussion with professionals about daily potential, for recognition and appreciation of continuing education in daily life, as an instrument of change in social practices.

Lian Gong em 18 terapias como estratégia de promoção da saúde

Objective: To identify the main benefits obtained by practitioners of Lian Gong in 18 therapies, which is included in Primary Care as a Health Promotion strategy. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out in the municipality of Belo Horizonte through the administration of 1,091 questionnaires to Lian Gong practitioners in 2014. Socioeconomic variables relating to pain, use of medication and need for health services were assessed. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and marginal homogeneity tests and Pearson’s Chi-squared test with significance level set at 5%. Results: Practitioners were predominantly women (89.55%; n=977), over 60 years old (61.90%; n=678), referred to Lian Gong by health professionals (66.50%; n=935); most participants practice twice a week (68.31%; n=735) and have been practicing for more than 7 months (75.87%; n=762). The main benefits provided by the practice were pain reduction, reduced use of medication (49.58%; n=297) and reduced demand for Primary Health Care services (78.49%; n=715). Conclusion: The practice of Lian Gong as a health promotion strategy included in Primary Health Care provides benefits to practitioners, such as body pain reduction, demedicalization and reduced demands for health services.