Qualification of Family Health Care Expanded Support Centers: analysis according to the Program for Improving Access and Quality of Primary Care cycles

Abstract

The aim of the study was to analyze the indicators related to the management and working process of the Family Health Care Expanded Support Centers according to the Primary Health Care and the Centers
teams perspectives in Brazil. This is a cross-sectional study with historical series analysis, using secondary
data from the External Evaluation of the Program for Improving Access and Quality of Primary Care. The data were obtained from modules II and module IV from the 2nd and 3rd cycles. Chi-square and the MannWitney test (p<0.05) were performed. The grades given by the Primary Health Care teams to the Centers were above 7 and increased 1 point in the 3rd cycle, beside, there was an upgrade in almost all items from the 2nd to the 3rd cycles, concerning to the meetings with the municipal management and the working process of the Primary Health Care and Centers teams in the planning of actions and its frequency. We came to the conclusion that there was an increase in most indicators related to management and working process from the perspective of Primary Health Care team and Family Health Care Expanded Support Centers in Brazil.