title: The purpose of the communication process of group activities in the Family Health Strategy.
abstract: This study identified the purposes of the communication process in the group activities of the Family Health strategy from the perspective of nurses. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and recorded with 60 nurses and non-participant observation with 19 group activities, analyzed according to qualitative content analysis. Five categories emerged: Health education, Clinical follow-up, co-responsibilization of patients, Team-Community Interaction, and Work Organization. These categories revealed that the establishment of reciprocal interactions among professionals, patients and families favor health promotion because it encourages the exchange of knowledge among the participants concerning their health experiences.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, RS, Brazil. lsc_enf@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Leticia Silveira
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: Marta Regina
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Cezar-Vaz
authors.forename: Mara Regina Santos
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Valdecir Zavarese
authors.initials: VZ
authors.lastname: da Costa
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005192:Family Health; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans