title: The implementation of the Mais Médicos (More Doctors) Program and comprehensiveness of care in the Family Health Strategy.
abstract: The Mais Médicos (More Doctors) Program is a Brazilian government program that aims to expand access to medical care and thus improve the quality of primary healthcare delivery. This study aims to analyze the perceptions of nondoctor members of the Family Health Strategy teams regarding comprehensiveness of care after the inclusion of doctors from the program. The study encompassed 32 poor municipalities in Brazil's five geographical regions. A total of 78 health workers were interviewed. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed using content analysis and the software Atlas.ti Version 1.0.36. The study found that the program led to: an increase in access to and accessibility of services provided under the Family Health Strategy; humanized care and the establishment of bonds - understanding, partnership, friendship and respect; going back to clinical approaches - dedicated time, listening attentively, and detailed physical examination; the desire and willingness to resolve problems; continuity of care; guarenteeing home visits; and coordination of multidisciplinary teams in networks. It was concluded that the Mais Médicos Program contributed to the enhancement of comprehensiveness, thus leading to improvements in primary health care delivery.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde Coletiva, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Brasília. Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte. 70510-900 Brasília DF Brasil. ycomes@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Yamila
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Comes
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde Coletiva, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Brasília. Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte. 70510-900 Brasília DF Brasil. ycomes@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Josélia de Souza
authors.initials: Jde S
authors.lastname: Trindade
authors.affiliation: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Fortaleza CE Brasil.
authors.forename: Vanira Matos
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Pessoa
authors.affiliation: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Fortaleza CE Brasil.
authors.forename: Ivana Cristina de Holanda Cunha
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Barreto
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde Coletiva, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Brasília. Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte. 70510-900 Brasília DF Brasil. ycomes@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Helena Eri
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre RS Brasil.
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dewes
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Ceará. Fortaleza CE Brasil.
authors.forename: Carlos André Moura
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Arruda
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde Coletiva, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Brasília. Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte. 70510-900 Brasília DF Brasil. ycomes@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Leonor Maria Pacheco
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006078:Government Programs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010820:Physicians / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D000078329:Workforce