Professional health practices in the face of comprehensive child health care in primary care: integrative literature review

Abstract

Effective professional practices in childcare consultations contribute to a healthy and quality development, as well as to the early detection of diseases. Objective: To identify aspects involved in the professional practices of the Family Health Strategy in relation to the line of care of integral attention to children's health in primary care. Method: This is an integrative literature review of the bibliographic study type, which followed in 5 stages: 1. Identification of the theme and elaboration of the research question; 2. Definition of databases; 3. Categorization of studies; 4. Evaluation of included studies; 5. Interpretation of the corpus of analysis and synthesis of knowledge. The guiding question was created through the PICo strategy: “Which child health care practices are primary care professionals using in the context of the FHS?”. The search for articles was carried out in October 2022, based on journals published in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): LILACS, BDENF and Coleciona SUS. Results: The final sample consisted of 6 articles, identified in the following Brazilian states: Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Norte, Mato Grosso, Paraíba and Rio de Janeiro. The year of publication of such studies is from 2019 to 2021. Regarding the language of publication, all articles are in Portuguese and English. The analyzed articles showed that the consultations did not occur completely, due to internal and external factors, related to the institution, professionals and inputs. Conclusion: The findings of the study point to the importance of continuity of care and the effective bond of the multidisciplinary team for the continued care of children in their healthy development and their families.