Possibilities of the WHOQOL-bref for health promotion in the family health strategy.

By increasing the health promotion actions in the Family Health Strategy it is possible to contribute to implement comprehensive care. Nevertheless, technologies gap still hinder the process of training the professionals to analyze the health potentials of the population. The objective of this study is to synthesize the contributions of the WHOQOL-bref in training professionals regarding the health promotion actions in the Family Health Strategy. A qualitative meta-synthesis was performed based on the research conducted by the group Technological health care models and health promotion using the WHOQOL-bref and its interface with health promotion. The synyhesis of the five studies revealed that there are conceptual relationships between the WHOQOL-bref domains and health promotion, which legitimizes it as a tool for health promotion. Using the WHOQOL-bref can help establish the attachment and continuous care in the Family Health Strategy.