The occupational therapist in Primary Health Care: representation in journals and Brazilian congresses

• Main Authors: Bianca Gonçalves de Carrasco Bassi, Ana Paula Serrata Malfitano, Pamela Cristina Bianchi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal de São Carlos 2012-12-01
• Series: Cadernos de Terapia Ocupacional
• Subjects: Publications for Science Dissemination; Occupational Therapy; Primary Health Care.
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/cto.2012.044
• ISSN: 0104-4931; 2238-2860

In the 2000’s, supported by governmental investments in the Family Health Strategy, reflections onthe subject of Primary Health Care (PHC) began to arise, which in Brazil was called Basic Health Care. As partof the research in the Primary Health Care matter, an analysis on the occupational therapy work in this contextwas carried out. This article seeks to present a discussion map of the category about its intervention in the areabased in two national Journals of Occupational Therapy and the main local forum of discussion, the Brazilian Congress of Occupational Therapy. Articles with this thematic published between 2000 and 2011, as well as thescientific knowledge presented in the last seven congresses (1999-2011) were searched. Twenty-one full articleson this theme published in specialized Periodicals during this period were selected. The investigation showed thatmost articles related to the assistance of the occupational therapist to disabled people in Primary Health Care,mainly results of research and education studies carried out by universities from the State of Sao Paulo. Withrespect to the papers presented in the congresses, from a total of 3755, 191 (5%) scientific congress presentationsconcerned Primary Health Care. Results showed an increase in the discussions on this theme during the studyperiod. It was possible to conclude that more importance has been given to this theme and more comprehensiveresearches are needed to support knowledge improvement in this field.