Percepção de acadêmicos de fisioterapia sobre a atuação do fisioterapeuta na Atenção Primária à Saúde.

Abstract

Introduction: Primary Health Care (PHC) is crucial for preventing diseases and improving health, coordinating resources efficiently. Physiotherapy plays an essential role in PHC, promoting health, treating physical conditions and integrating multidisciplinary teams to care for the community, focusing on human movement, prevention, treatment and recovery to improve quality of life. Objective: to understand the perception of physiotherapy students about the role of physiotherapists in the scope of Primary Health Care. Method: Quantitative exploratory study with a 14-question questionnaire on Physiotherapy in Public Health, applied to Physiotherapy students, including knowledge about the SUS and the role of the physiotherapist in Primary Care. Results: A sample studied in 56 academics, most of whom had already studied Public Policy or supervised Internship in Public Health. Regarding the knowledge acquired about the SUS during the period studied, 68.18% of the students evaluated the knowledge acquired as “average”. On the other hand, 98.21% of academics assessed the level of importance of the SUS as “extremely important”. However, 57% of academics did not know how to give an opinion on whether they intended to work within the scope of PHC. Conclusion: It was possible to assess the perception of Physiotherapy students on the role of the physiotherapist in Primary Health Care, highlighting its importance for universal access to health and social equity.