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<journal-id>2184-7770</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[New Trends in Qualitative Research]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[NTQR]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2184-7770</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Ludomedia]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2184-77702023000300035</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.36367/ntqr.18.2023.e907</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Agentes Comunitários de Saúde na Atenção ao Idoso: Singularidades e Desafios]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Community Health Agents in Elderly Care: Singularities and Challenges]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Brasil]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Christina César Praça]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Leal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marla Samara de Carvalho]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Oliveira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ellen Synthia Fernandes de]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Raimunda Magalhães]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Capelo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Maria Regina Teixeira Ferreira]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade de Fortaleza  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brasil</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Simões Piauí  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brasil</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade Federal de Goiás Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brasil</country>
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<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Literaturas e Culturas Lusófonas e Europeias da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa (CLEPUL), Polo da Madeira  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>30</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>30</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>18</volume>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2184-77702023000300035&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2184-77702023000300035&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2184-77702023000300035&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Introdução: O programa de Agentes Comunitários de Saúde (ACS) foi institucionalizado em 1991 pelo Ministério da Saúde brasileiro. Em 2003, foi organizado o perfil de competências desses profissionais. Objetivos: Verificar os conhecimentos e perceções dos Agentes Comunitários de Saúde sobre a atuação na atenção à saúde do idoso. Métodos: Estudo descritivo, exploratório e com abordagem mista, realizado no município de Picos, Piauí, Brasil, com a participação de 98 ACS. Os ACS foram identificados como a população-alvo deste estudo por serem profissionais estratégicos na Atenção Básica e com atuação na promoção da saúde em todo o ciclo de vida. Para coleta de dados utilizou-se um questionário na plataforma Google Forms com questões sobre o perfil socioeconômico e a perceção dos Agentes Comunitários de Saúde sobre o processo de formação para trabalhar na saúde do idoso. Resultados: Após a análise de conteúdo das respostas dadas pelos participantes, ressaltaram duas temáticas: dificuldades na realização das visitas, nomeadamente problemas com o autocuidado, negligência e abandono por parte da família e do cuidador, solidão, diminuta comunicação, carência emocional e condições socioeconômicas precárias; e medidas necessárias para melhorar a atuação dos ACS na atenção à saúde do idoso como formação para cuidar do idoso, capacitação de familiares e de cuidadores, melhoria das condições de trabalho, facilitação do acesso do idoso ao serviço, criação de programa e espaço para o idoso, ampliação de visitas, entre outros. Conclusões: O ACS desempenha um papel importante nos cuidados ao idoso uma vez que conhece as reais condições do contexto onde o idoso se encontra inserido e respetivas necessidades nos domínios pessoal, familiar, social e comunitário, mas que almeja formação, capacitação e reconhecimento pelo trabalho que presta.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Introduction: The Community Health Agents (ACS) program was institutionalized in 1991 by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. In 2003, the skills profile of these professionals was organized. Goals: Verify the knowledge and perceptions of the Community Health Agents about the action in the health care of the elderly. Methods: Descriptive, exploratory study with a mixed approach carried out in the municipality of Picos, Piauí, Brazil, with the participation of 98 CHAs. The CHAs were identified as the target population of this study because they are strategic professionals in Primary Care and active in health promotion throughout the life cycle. For data collection, a questionnaire on the Google Forms platform was used with questions about the socioeconomic profile and the perception of Community Health Agents about the training process to work in the health of the elderly. Results: After analyzing the content of the responses given by the participants, two themes were highlighted: difficulties in carrying out the visits, namely problems with self-care, negligence and abandonment by the family and caregiver, loneliness, poor communication, emotional deprivation and precarious socioeconomic conditions; and necessary measures to improve the performance of the ACS in the health care of the elderly, such as training to care for the elderly, training of family members and caregivers, improvement of working conditions, facilitating access of the elderly to the service, creation of a program and space for the elderly, expansion of visits, among others. Conclusions: The CHA plays an important role in caring for the elderly, as they are aware of the real conditions of the context in which the elderly person is inserted and their needs in the personal, family, social and community domains, but who aim for training, qualification and recognition for the work they provide. format.]]></p></abstract>
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