Acompanhamento na terceira etapa do método canguru: desafios na articulação de dois níveis de atenção / Follow-up during the third stage of the kangaroo method: challenges in articulation at two levels of care / Acompañamiento de la tercera etapa del método canguro: desafíos en la articulación entre dos niveles de atención
Silva, Mae Soares da; Lamy, Zeni Carvalho; Simões, Vanda Maria Ferreira; Pereira, Marina Uchoa Lopes; Campelo, Camila Mendes Costa; Gonçalves, Laura Lamas Martins.
Rev. baiana saúde pública;
42(4): 671-685, 2018.
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| LILACS | ID: biblio-1130180
This study analyzes the perception of health workers about the articulation between the services of the Neonatal Unit and primary healthcare (PHC) in the monitoring of children in the third stage of the Kangaroo Method. This qualitative, exploratory research was performed in a capital of the Northeast Region of Brazil involving professionals of a reference neonatal unit and seven basic health units. Semi-structured interviews were conducted addressing general questions focusing on the third stage of the Kangaroo Method. Content analysis was performed in the thematic modality. A total of 47 health workers were interviewed, of which 14 were from specialized care and 33 from primary care. Professionals at both levels of care perceived preterm and/or low birth weight as permanently fragile and should be followed up at the hospital. During hospitalization, the family is not tied to PHC, and PHC workers do not recognize their role in the care of Neonatal Unit children. However, it was possible to observe a movement to promote shared care. The perception of risk of children who were born preterm and/or low birth weight by health professionals often causes PHC professionals to fail to recognize their importance in the care common to all children, which contributes to the fragmentation and discontinuity of care. The third stage of the Kangaroo Method must happen in articulation with specialized care and the care performed by the PHC teams. This should thus allow to establish a line of care that promotes the continuity of care.
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