title: [The family in the practices of Family Health teams].
abstract: Exploratory, qualitative study, that aimed to analyze the "centrality in the family", a Family Health Strategy (FHS) attribute, examining how the family context is considered in the practice of health professionals, through the analysis of health practices directed to families in Manaus-AM, Brazil. Interviews, participant observation and the focus groups were used as techniques for data collection. Informants were FHS teams professionals and families members. The focus on family was analyzed in two dimensions, called: a) Deploying a new family-centered care model and b) Incorporating the family as the center of care in the new health care model. The results showed low intensity of focus on the family in health practices. The family is not the center of attention in the FHS in Manaus and practices of professionals within the FHS teams still focus on individuals.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem Materno Infantil e Saúde Pública, Escola de Enfermagem de Manaus, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, AM, Brasil.
authors.forename: Nair Chase
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Administração e Planejamento em Saúde, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ligia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giovanella
authors.affiliation: Instituto Leônidas e Maria Deane, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Manaus, AM, Brasil.
authors.forename: Evelyne Marie Therese
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Mainbourg
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D005190:Family; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team