Abstract
Background
The inclusion of physical education professionals in primary care is relevant due to work related to health promotion, but some challenges are presented in the literature as barriers to professional performance.
Objective
This study aimed to review in the literature the challenges faced by physical education professionals who work in the extended centers for family health and primary care (NASF-AB).
Method
A search using the terms “physical education” and “family health support centers” was performed in the LILACS and SciELO databases. The inclusion criteria were: be an original article, be published in the Portuguese language, be published from 2008 onwards, and have assessed the role of physical education professionals in the NASF-AB.
Results
From 45 studies identified in the initial search, six met the inclusion criteria. In addition to these, two other articles were identified in the references, resulting in eight articles included in the review. Among the several challenges reported, the most frequent ones in the different studies were the lack of physical and material infrastructure, the distance between academic formation and the collective health area, and also professional instability.
Conclusion
Although some of the challenges reported do not depend solely on the physical education professional to be solved, the findings of this review already provide important information for future professionals who wish to work in NASF-AB to prepare themselves more objectively and perform an efficient and quality work.
Keywords:
physical education; collective health; primary health care
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