| |  | Bosi, Maria L. | Avaliação da qualidade ou avaliação qualitativa do cuidado em saúde? read moreAbstract: The paper presents a theoretical exercise regarding health care evaluation in an effort to define several concepts. The multi-dimensional aspects of quality in health are emphasized in addition to the differences between quality evaluation and qualitative evaluation. The implications of not distinguishing between these two concepts are also discussed. Health care is analyzed as a material expression of interpersonal relations in this field and as an object of evaluation, highlighting its intricate relation with integrality and humanization. It is affirmed that quality evaluation and qualitative evaluation are not interchangeable labels, but rather political choices connected to health policies that can not be juxtaposed. Therefore, understanding this distinction is necessary for constructing evaluation proposals that surpass traditional and exclusionary perspectives. | 2007 |
| |  | Santos, Adriano M. | Linhas de tensões no processo de acolhimento das equipes de saúde bucal do Programa Saúde da Família: o caso de Alagoinhas, Bahia, Brasil read moreAbstract: The study discusses the conflicting situations that arise while receiving oral health teams in Alagoinhas, Bahia, Brazil. The main orientation for the Family Health Program is based on analyzing health care work flowcharts. The current qualitative research used semi-structured interviews and practical observation as the data collection techniques. There were 17 study subjects: group I (dentists and dental assistants - 6); group II (other health workers - 6); and group III (users - 5). Users' first contact with the family health team is in the reception, often in a tense and conflicting atmosphere, but with the potential for alternatives for change, as a privileged space for the use of low-key technologies. The therapeutic process varies: e.g. clinical consultation, emergency care, scheduled follow-up, and referral to other health services in the system. However, oral health teams conduct the reception process in different ways, depending on the practitioners' commitment and unique characteristics. | 2007 |