title: [Supply and demand in home health care].
abstract: The changes in the demographic and epidemiologic profiles of the Brazilian population and the need to rethink the health care model have led many countries like Brazil to consider Home Care (HC) as a care strategy. However, there is a gap between the supply of HC services, the demand for care and the health needs manifested by the population. Thus, this article analyzes scientific output regarding the status of the relation between supply, demand and the needs related to home health care. This work is based on an integrative review of the literature in the following databases: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Latin America and the Caribbean Literature on Health and Science (Lilacs), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (Medline) and Web of Science. Despite the fact that few articles refer to the issue in question, there is evidence indicating that health demands and needs are seldom taken into account either in a quantitative or qualitative approach when developing the organization of HC services. The analysis would indicate that there is a national and international deficit in the supply of HC services considering the demand for health care and needs currently prevailing.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Divinópolis, MG, Brasil, patricia_braga@ufsj.edu.br.
authors.forename: Patrícia Pinto
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Braga
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Divinópolis, MG, Brasil, patricia_braga@ufsj.edu.br.
authors.forename: Roseni Rosângela
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: de Sena
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Divinópolis, MG, Brasil, patricia_braga@ufsj.edu.br.
authors.forename: Clarissa Terenzi
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Seixas
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Divinópolis, MG, Brasil, patricia_braga@ufsj.edu.br.
authors.forename: Edna Aparecida Barbosa
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: de Castro
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Divinópolis, MG, Brasil, patricia_braga@ufsj.edu.br.
authors.forename: Angélica Mônica
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Divinópolis, MG, Brasil, patricia_braga@ufsj.edu.br.
authors.forename: Yara Cardoso
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D017691:Caribbean Region; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America