Longitudinality and professional qualification: fundamentals for the performance of family healthcare teams

ABSTRACT This article aims to evaluate the performance of family health teams by monitoring of health indicators defined by the National Program for Access and Quality Improvement in Primary Care. It is a cross-sectional and descriptive study of quantitative approach. Results reveal that teams with satisfactory performance in all indicators during the analyzed yearshave greater deployment time associated with the nurse permanence in the team. They also demonstrate that time influences directly the result since longitudinality and continuity of primary care specific attributes are constructed and established together with users, favoring the creation of a liaison between user and team.