This study aimed to evaluate pain intensity in chronic renal patients under hemodialysis during the arteriovenous fistula cannulation. It was a cross-sectional study conducted in a hemodialysis clinic in the second semester of 2014. 70 individuals participated in the research and were assessed by the visual analogue scale. The project was approved with opinion number 453.508-2013. During cannulation, the pain reported was moderate in 58.5% of patients, intense in 30% and mild in 11.5%. There was no association between the occurrence of pain in relation to gender, shift and time of hemodialysis. The study points out to the need for pre-cannulation analgesia to improve comfort during the procedure.

RESUMOObjetivo: verificar como os profissionais da estratégia saúde da família realizam o cuidado aos idosos. Método: pesquisa qualitativa e descritiva, a coleta de dados deu-se por entrevista semiestruturada individual com 15 idosos e nove profissionais, em três municípios da região oeste de Santa Catarina. Resultados: emergiram da análise temática de três categorias: Reflexão sobre a satisfação dos idosos no serviço de saúde; Percepção dos profissionais quanto ao preparo da equipe no cuidado aos idosos; Vínculo dos idosos com os profissionais da estratégia de saúde da família. Conclusão: observam-se lacunas na formação dos profissionais na graduação, necessidade de conhecimento mais denso para trabalhar com a saúde dos idosos, há também carência de trabalho em rede. Palavras-chave: Envelhecimento; idoso; atenção primária à saúde; estratégia saúde da família.ABSTRACT Objective: to ascertain how family health strategy personnel provide care for the elderly. Method: in this qualitative, descriptive study, data were collected by individual semi-structured interviews of 15 older adults and nine health professionals, in three municipalities in western Santa Catarina. Results: three categories emerged from the thematic analysis: thinking about the older adults' satisfaction in the health service; professionals' perceptions of the team's preparation in care for the elderly; and Bonding between the elderly and family health strategy personnel. Conclusion: gaps were observed in health professionals' undergraduate training, a need for denser knowledge for working with the health of older adults, as well as a lack of networking.