Cartografando as vivências em um grupo de idosos e os desafios da produção do cuidado

Abstract

The present study aimed to map and to portray experiences shared during the meetings of a group of care, in the context of Primary Health Care, in a municipality in the countryside of Rio Grande do Sul. It also aimed to understand the aging process from the perspective of the main involved actors. The study sought bringing the participants' insights in relation to the collective space and its influences and repercussions on their routines, as well as to report the difficulties and facilities of the insertion of soft technologies in the daily work of a Family Health Strategy. The possibility of a pharmacist acting in collective spaces of care is evidenced, which is contrary to the technical and stiff educational training that they receive. Thus, this work is important for demonstrating the relevance of collective and protected spaces in the organization of primary health care, highlighting subjects not discussed and found in the literature. These include the perception of the elderly about the aging process that they experience and the insertion of the pharmacist in the planning of action strategies, being it a challenge in the processes of health care.