The aim of this study was to identify the psychosocial predictors of general self-efficacy in a sample of Brazilian elderly people. Self-efficacy has been reported as a variable of great importance for elderly people's health. Among them, higher self-efficacy levels are associated with lower inability, psychological distress, depressive symptoms, good perceived health and higher pain adjustment. One hundred and fortyfour patients participated in this study. They were all patients of the Health Basic Unit at Granja do Torto (Brasília, Brazil). The sample is consecutive. The data were collected through a questionnaire that included sociodemographic questions (colour, age, education, marital status,occupational situation and number of people of other generations that you live with) and scales for the studied psychosocial dimensions (self-perceived health status, social support, depression, and general self-efficacy). The sample ismostly (58.3%) constituted by women. The ave-rage age is 69.3 years old (SD= 6.61), with par-ticipants being from 60 to 89 years old. The ma-jority were white and brown people, with lessthan 8 years of education; they have a stable partner, live with family members of another generation, and do not work (they are retired). Self-perceived health status, social support and depression explained 37.2% of variance (∆F(3,140) = 29.20, p = .000). The participants who had a higher level of perceived social support (β = .25), a positive self-perceived health status(β = .30) and lower levels of depression (β = -.28) had higher levels of general self-efficacy. Future interventions under the scope of health promotion in elderly people must consider these determinants in order to increase their efficacy. It is very important to promote community actions that help elderly people to decrease depression levels and increase levels of positive self-perceived health status and perceived social support. Thus, we will contribute to self-efficacy increase in elderly people, an extremely important variable in health and well-being among this specific population.

El objetivo de este estudio fue identificar los predictores psicosociales de la autoeficacia general en una muestra de ancianos brasileños. La autoeficacia ha sido reportada como una variable de gran importancia para la salud de las personas mayores. Entre las personas mayores, los niveles más altos de autoeficacia se asocian con menor incapacidad, malestar psicológico, síntomas depresivos, buena salud percibida y mayor adaptación al dolor. En este estudio participaron 144 pacientes de la Unidad Básica de Salud en Granja do Torto (Brasilia, Brasil). La muestra era consecutiva. Los datos fueron recogidos a través de un cuestionario que incluyó preguntas sociodemográficas (color, edad, educación, estado civil, situación laboral y número de personas de otras generaciones con las que mora) y escalas para las dimensiones psicosociales estudiadas (estado de salud autopercibido, apoyo social percibido, depresión y autoeficacia general). La muestra estaba constituida mayoritariamente por mujeres (58.3%). La edad promedio era de 69.3 años (SD = 6.61), con edades que oscilaban entre 60 y 89 años. La mayoría eran blancos y morenos, con menos de 8 años de educación; tenían un compañero estable, vivían con familiares de otra generación y no trabajaban (estaban jubilados). El estado de salud autopercibido, el apoyo social percibido y la depresión explicaron el 37.2% de la varianza (∆F (3,140) = 29.20, p = .000). Los participantes que tenían un nivel más alto de apoyo social percibido (β= .25), un estado de salud autopercibido positivo (β = .30) y niveles más bajos de depresión (β= -.28) tenían niveles más altos de autoeficacia general. Es muy importante promover acciones comunitarias que ayuden a las personas mayores a disminuir los niveles de depresión y a aumentar los niveles de estado de salud autopercibido y el apoyo social percibido. Por lo tanto, se contribuirá al aumento de la autoeficacia en las personas mayores, una variable extremadamente importante en la salud y el bienestar de esta población específica.

Resumo A história da Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) no Distrito Federal (DF) é tão antiga quanto a história da unidade federativa. A história da especialidade Medicina de Família e Comunidade (MFC), porém, é relativamente recente, tanto em âmbito local como nacional. O presente artigo se propõe a focar na fundamental contribuição da MFC para os avanços na Saúde Pública do DF, sobretudo nos últimos 10 anos, após a fundação da Associação Brasiliense de Medicina de Família e Comunidade (ABMFC). Para tanto, foram rememorados os eventos e os contextos históricos mais relevantes, relacionados às áreas de Assistência à Saúde, Gestão, Controle Social e Ensino Médico – incluindo Graduação e Residência –, que embasam essa posição, paralelamente à evolução da própria especialidade no DF. Sua organização foi, portanto, dividida em quatro etapas históricas: até 2008, de 2008 a 2011, de 2011 a 2016, e de 2016 até 2018.

Abstract The history of Primary Health Care (PHC) in the Federal District (DF) is as old as the history of the Federative Unit. The history of Family and Community Medicine (MFC), however, is relatively recent, both locally and nationally. This paper proposes to focus on the fundamental contribution of MFC to advances in Public Health in the Federal District, especially in the last 10 years, after the founding of the Family and Community Medicine Association of Brasília (ABMFC). In order to do so, the most relevant historical events and contexts related to Health Care, Management, Social Control and Medical Education – including Undergraduate course and Residency – were documented, which support this position, in parallel with the evolution of the specialty in the Federal District. Therefore, its organization was divided into four historical stages: until 2008, from 2008 to 2011, from 2011 to 2016, and from 2016 to 2018.

Resumo A história da Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) no Distrito Federal (DF) é tão antiga quanto a história da unidade federativa. A história da especialidade Medicina de Família e Comunidade (MFC), porém, é relativamente recente, tanto em âmbito local como nacional. O presente artigo se propõe a focar na fundamental contribuição da MFC para os avanços na Saúde Pública do DF, sobretudo nos últimos 10 anos, após a fundação da Associação Brasiliense de Medicina de Família e Comunidade (ABMFC). Para tanto, foram rememorados os eventos e os contextos históricos mais relevantes, relacionados às áreas de Assistência à Saúde, Gestão, Controle Social e Ensino Médico – incluindo Graduação e Residência –, que embasam essa posição, paralelamente à evolução da própria especialidade no DF. Sua organização foi, portanto, dividida em quatro etapas históricas: até 2008, de 2008 a 2011, de 2011 a 2016, e de 2016 até 2018.

Abstract The history of Primary Health Care (PHC) in the Federal District (DF) is as old as the history of the Federative Unit. The history of Family and Community Medicine (MFC), however, is relatively recent, both locally and nationally. This paper proposes to focus on the fundamental contribution of MFC to advances in Public Health in the Federal District, especially in the last 10 years, after the founding of the Family and Community Medicine Association of Brasília (ABMFC). In order to do so, the most relevant historical events and contexts related to Health Care, Management, Social Control and Medical Education – including Undergraduate course and Residency – were documented, which support this position, in parallel with the evolution of the specialty in the Federal District. Therefore, its organization was divided into four historical stages: until 2008, from 2008 to 2011, from 2011 to 2016, and from 2016 to 2018.