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OBJECTIVE: To understand the potential and limits of care for childhood obesity from the perspective of comprehensiveness, in the context of Primary Health Care, in Brazilian municipalities. METHODS: A qualitative approach was adopted, with an electronic form of a dissertative nature being applied in 11 municipalities in the five Brazilian regions, derived from the four axes of comprehensiveness defined by Ayres (needs, purposes, articulations, and interactions). RESULTS: Among the strengths for comprehensive care, the following were observed: the provision of services at different levels of care; the relevance of intersectoral programs in the development of actions aimed at the multidimensionality of childhood obesity; the implementation of strategies for systematizing care and tools that encourage the expansion of dialogue and humanization; and intersectoral coordination to create appropriate responses to the expanded needs of children and their families. Limitations include: the centralization of actions in nutrition professionals and in the care sphere; the failure to prioritize childhood obesity in health agendas; and the lack of trained professionals to deal with the complexity of obesity. CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that child obesity care practices, in order to be transformative, need to be understood in the context of comprehensiveness. And this includes (re)thinking public policies, professional practices, and the organization of work processes so that they are, in fact, more inclusive, participatory, dialogical, humanized, supportive, fair, and, therefore, effective.
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Obesidade Infantil , Atenção Primária à Saúde , Humanos , Brasil/epidemiologia , Obesidade Infantil/terapia , Obesidade Infantil/prevenção & controle , Obesidade Infantil/epidemiologia , Criança , Pesquisa Qualitativa , Assistência Integral à Saúde/organização & administração , CidadesRESUMO
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To understand the potential and limits of care for childhood obesity from the perspective of comprehensiveness, in the context of Primary Health Care, in Brazilian municipalities. METHODS A qualitative approach was adopted, with an electronic form of a dissertative nature being applied in 11 municipalities in the five Brazilian regions, derived from the four axes of comprehensiveness defined by Ayres (needs, purposes, articulations, and interactions). RESULTS Among the strengths for comprehensive care, the following were observed: the provision of services at different levels of care; the relevance of intersectoral programs in the development of actions aimed at the multidimensionality of childhood obesity; the implementation of strategies for systematizing care and tools that encourage the expansion of dialogue and humanization; and intersectoral coordination to create appropriate responses to the expanded needs of children and their families. Limitations include: the centralization of actions in nutrition professionals and in the care sphere; the failure to prioritize childhood obesity in health agendas; and the lack of trained professionals to deal with the complexity of obesity. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that child obesity care practices, in order to be transformative, need to be understood in the context of comprehensiveness. And this includes (re)thinking public policies, professional practices, and the organization of work processes so that they are, in fact, more inclusive, participatory, dialogical, humanized, supportive, fair, and, therefore, effective.
RESUMO OBJETIVO Compreender potencialidades e limites do cuidado em obesidade infantil na perspectiva da integralidade, no contexto da Atenção Primária à Saúde, em municípios brasileiros. MÉTODOS Adotou-se a abordagem qualitativa, com aplicação, em 11 municípios das cinco regiões brasileiras, de um formulário eletrônico de caráter dissertativo, derivado dos quatro eixos da integralidade definidos por Ayres (necessidades, finalidades, articulações e interações). RESULTADOS Dentre as potências para o cuidado integral, observou-se: a oferta de serviços em diferentes níveis de atenção; a relevância de programas intersetoriais no desenvolvimento de ações voltadas à multidimensionalidade da obesidade infantil; a implementação de estratégias de sistematização do cuidado e ferramentas que estimulem a ampliação do diálogo e a humanização; e a articulação intersetorial para criação de respostas adequadas às necessidades ampliadas das crianças e suas famílias. Enquanto limitações, estão: a centralização das ações nos profissionais nutricionistas e no âmbito assistencial; a não priorização da obesidade infantil nas agendas da saúde; e a insuficiência dos profissionais capacitados para lidar com a complexidade da obesidade. CONCLUSÕES Os achados sugerem que as práticas no cuidado da obesidade infantil, para que sejam transformadoras, precisam ser entendidas no âmbito da integralidade. E isso inclui (re)pensar políticas públicas, práticas profissionais, organização dos processos de trabalho para serem, de fato, mais inclusivas, participativas, dialógicas, humanizadas, solidárias, justas e, portanto, eficazes.