title: [Brazilian National Health Policy: health professionals' social representations].
abstract: The Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) was created 15 years ago with the aim of promoting universal access to health care. This study analyzes the content of social representations by health professionals from Rio de Janeiro concerning the system's implementation. The study was based on social representation and social memory theory and was conducted in five health care institutions with 100 professionals. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and analyzed through lexical analysis using the Alceste 4.7 software. The results showed two thematic blocks, namely the formal and real SUS. The formal representation discusses themes related to human resources policy, health system definitions and principles, and social participation. The real representation discusses the health professional-client relationship and health care structure, hierarchical and regional organization of care, and client profile. The results reflect the main characteristics of the SUS and allow the identification of representations and memories that differentiate it from the previous system.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. dcouerj@gmail.com
authors.forename: Denize Cristina de
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Celso Pereira de
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Sá
authors.forename: Antonio Marcos Tosoli
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Raquel de Souza
authors.initials: Rde S
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Noraisa Alves
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Weena Costa Rocha dos
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D035082:Federal Government; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006291:Health Policy; D006298:Health Services Administration; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D011050:Policy Making; D012933:Social Identification; D012938:Social Perception