Article
Primary care-based health surveillance actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: contributions to the debate
Registro en:
PRADO, Nilia Maria de Brito Lima et al. Primary care-based health surveillance actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: contributions to the debate. Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, v. 26, n. 7, p. 2843-2857, 2021.
1413-8123
10.1590/1413-81232021267.00582021
Autor
Prado, Nilia Maria de Brito Lima
Biscarde, Daniela Gomes dos Santos
Pinto Junior, Elzo Pereira
Santos, Luan Pereira Campos dos
Mota, Sara Emanuela de Carvalho
Menezes, Erica Lima Costa de
Oliveira, Josilene Silva
Santos, Adriano Maia dos
Resumen
We conducted an integrated literature
review aimed at reflecting on the challenges related
to primary care-based health surveillance actions
in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in selected
countries. The study included countries with
different PHC models that adopted surveillance
as an approach to control the transmission of COVID-
19. We performed a search in October 2020
for relevant literature and norms and guidelines
related to the organization of primary health care
(PHC) in response to the pandemic on official
government websites and the databases Web of
Science and Science Direct. The integrated health
surveillance actions demonstrated that efforts
were more focused on risks, with some countries
adopting innovative and effective measures to
respond to COVID-19, considering emerging needs
within PHC. However, in addition to ethical
controversies and operational difficulties, access to
technology was a challenge in actions developed
by some countries due to social inequalities.