title: [The community health agent and working as a team: the easy and difficult aspects].
abstract: The objective of this study is to analyze the easy and difficult aspects of teamwork according to community health agents. Qualitative analysis was carried out from the hermeneutical and dialectic perspective; the reference point was the senses interpretation method. The strengths and weaknesses they pointed out revealed that working as a team requires emotional relationships, with emphasis on communication, respect and cooperation, and that team meetings is an important strategy to achieve this. In conclusion, there is a need for continuous investments in team member relationships.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, SP, Brasil. cassiabp@famema.br
authors.forename: Cássia Regina Fernandes Biffe
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Peres
authors.forename: Antonio Luiz
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Caldas Júnior
authors.forename: Roseli Ferreira
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Maria José Sanches
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Marin
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003150:Community Health Workers; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team