scholarly journals Acesso às unidades de saúde da família na perspectiva de hipertensos [Access to family health unit from the hypertensive’s perspective] [Acceso a las unidades de salud de la familia desde la perspectiva de hipertensos]

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. e14442
Author(s):  
Inês Leoneza ◽  
Elisabete Pimenta Araújo Paz ◽  
Raphael Mendonça Guimarães ◽  
Adelson Antonio Castro

Objetivo: analisar o grau de orientação oferecida por unidades primárias em relação ao atributo acesso de primeiro contato na perspectiva de usuários hipertensos. Método: estudo transversal de avaliação com uso do Primary Care Assessment Tool-Brasil. Os dados foram coletados com 373 hipertensos maiores de 20 anos, no município de Macaé, Brasil. Resultados: verificou-se a predominância das seguintes características individuais: 49% tinham entre 40 a 59 anos; 74% pertenciam ao gênero feminino; 38,1% apresentaram ensino fundamental incompleto; 59,5% tinham renda de até 2 salários mínimos. Obteve-se escore de 7,65 para acesso de primeiro contato, superior à média de 6,6 do escore padrão, e um escore de 2,40 para acessibilidade. Conclusão: os resultados apontam utilização satisfatória das unidades no que refere ao acesso de primeiro contato e insatisfatória quanto à acessibilidade aos serviços, o que mostra necessidade de investimentos na reorganização do processo de atendimento às demandas e prioridades dos usuários.ABSTRACTObjective: to analyze the degree of orientation offered by primary units in relation to the attribute first contact access from the perspective of hypertensive users. Methods: cross-sectional study using Primary Care Assessment Tool-Brazil. Data were collected with 373 hypertensive patients over 20 years of age, in the city of Macaé, Brazil. Results: the predominance of the following individual characteristics was verified: 49% were between 40 and 59 years old; 74% were female; 38.1% had incomplete elementary education; 59.5% had income of up to 2 minimum wages (about US$548.00). A score of 7.65 was obtained for first contact access, superior to the mean of 6.6 of the standard score, and a score of 2.40 for accessibility. Conclusion: the results indicate a satisfactory use of the units in relation to first contact access and unsatisfactory related to accessibility to services, which shows the need for investments in the reorganization of the process of meeting the demands and priorities of users.RESUMENObjetivo: analizar el grado de orientación ofrecida por unidades primarias en relación al atributo acceso de primer contacto en la perspectiva de usuarios hipertensos. Método: estudio transversal de evaluación con uso de Primary Care Assessment Tool-Brasil. Los datos fueron recolectados con 373 hipertensos mayores de 20 años, en el municipio de Macaé, Brasil. Resultados: se verificó la predominancia de las siguientes características individuales: el 49% tenía entre 40 a 59 años; el 74% pertenecía al género femenino; 38,1% presentaron enseñanza fundamental incompleta; el 59,5% tenía ingresos de hasta 2 salarios mínimos (alrededor de US$ 548.00). Se obtuvo una puntuación de 7,65 para acceso de primer contacto, superior a la media de 6,6 de la puntuación estándar, y una puntuación de 2,40 para accesibilidad. Conclusión: los resultados apuntan utilización satisfactoria de las unidades en lo que se refiere al acceso de primer contacto e insatisfactorio en cuanto a la accesibilidad a los servicios, lo que muestra necesidad de inversiones en la reorganización del proceso de atención a las demandas y prioridades de los usuarios. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2017.14442

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Glaucia Margarida Bezerra Bispo ◽  
Eduarda Maria Duarte Rodrigues ◽  
Amanda Cordeiro de Oliveira Carvalho ◽  
Kenya Waleria de Siqueira Coêlho Lisboa ◽  
Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire Freitas ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate the “access to first contact” attribute, from the perspective of Primary Care Health professionals. Methods: an evaluative and cross-sectional study, carried out from February to March 2017. The sample consisted of 163 health professionals, of both genders, who worked in the basic care of the Municipality of Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará. Access to first contact was evaluated by the Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCATool). The 6.60 mark was used as the cut-off point for the evaluated attribute. Results: access to first contact reached a score of 3.3, denoting a low degree of orientation for Primary Health Care. Nurses were the ones who evaluated the attribute more negatively (p=3.2). Conclusions: access to first contact obtained a low score, pointing to the fragility of the Family Health Strategy as a gateway to the Brazilian Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde).


BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. e021317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lina Li ◽  
Chenwen Zhong ◽  
Jie Mei ◽  
Yuan Liang ◽  
Li Li ◽  
...  

ObjectiveCurrent healthcare reform in China has an overall goal of strengthening primary care and establishing a family practice system based on contract services. The objective of this study was to determine whether contracting a general practitioner (GP) could improve quality of primary care.DesignA cross-sectional study using two-stage sampling conducted from June to September 2014. Propensity score matching (PSM) was employed to control for confounding between patients with and without contracted GP.SettingThree community health centres in Guangzhou, China.Participants698 patients aged 18–89 years.Main outcome measuresThe quality of primary care was measured using a validated Chinese version of primary care assessment tool (PCAT). Eight domains are included (first contact utilisation, accessibility, continuity, comprehensiveness, coordination, family-centredness, community orientation and cultural competence from patient’s perceptions).ResultsA total of 692 effective samples were included for data analysis. After PSM, 94 pairs of patients were matched between the patients with and without contracted GPs. The total PCAT score, continuity (3.12 vs 2.68, p<0.01), comprehensiveness (2.31 vs 2.04, p<0.01) and family-centredness (2.11 vs 1.79, p<0.01) were higher in patients who contracted GPs than those did not. However, the domains of first contact utilisation (2.74 vs 2.87, p=0.14) and coordination (1.76 vs 1.93, p<0.05) were lower among patients contracted with GPs than in those who did not.ConclusionOur findings demonstrated that patients who had a contracted GP tend to experience higher quality of primary care. Our study provided evidence for health policies aiming to promote the implementation of family practice contract services. Our results also highlight further emphases on the features of primary care, first contact services and coordination services in particular.


2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suderlan Sabino Leandro ◽  
Pedro Sadi Monteiro

Objetivo: avaliar o atributo da “Coordenação da Atenção” sob a perspectiva dos profissionais de saúde. Metodologia: estudo descritivo transversal realizado com 82 profissionais da “Estratégia Saúde da Família” de uma Região Administrativa do Distrito Federal e foi utilizado como instrumento o Primary Care Assessment Tool . Resultados: os profissionais avaliam a coordenação da atenção positivamente, porém, apontam fragilidades em relação aos serviços de referência que não disponibilizam informações úteis sobre o paciente encaminhado. Conclusão: esta pesquisa sugere que a continuidade da assistência ao paciente torna-se comprometida em decorrência da quebra na integração dos serviços, sendo necessário buscar formas de melhorar a comunicação entre os diversos níveis de atenção.Descritores: Avaliação em Saúde, Continuidade da Assistência ao Paciente, Estratégia Saúde da Família.ASSESSMENT OF THE CARE COORDINATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALSObjective: To assess the features of care coordination from the perspective of health professionals. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study carried out with 82 professionals of the Family Health Strategy of an administrative region of the Federal District, and the Primary Care Assessment Tool was used as the instrument. Results: Professionals evaluate the coordination of care positively but point out weaknesses in relation to referral services that do not provide useful information about the referred patient. Conclusion: This research suggests that the continuity of patient care is compromised due to the breakdown in the integration of services and it is necessary to seek ways to improve communication between the different levels of care.Descriptors: Health Assessment, Continuity of Patient Care, Family Health Strategy.EVALUACIÓN DE LA COORDINACIÓN DE LA ATENCIÓN EN LA PERSPECTIVA DE LOS PROFESIONALES DE SALUDObjetivo: Evaluar el atributo de la “Coordinación de la Atención” bajo la perspectiva de los profesionales de la salud. Metodología: Estudio descriptivo transversal realizado con 82 profesionales de la “Estrategia Salud de la Familia” de una región administrativa del Distrito Federal y fue utilizado como un instrumento de la Herramienta de Evaluación de la Atención Primaria. Resultados: Los profesionales evaluaran la coordinación de la atención positivamente, pero apuntan fragilidades en relación a los servicios de referencia que no ofrecen informaciones útiles sobre el paciente remitido. Conclusión: esta investigación sugiere que la continuidad de la asistencia al paciente se ve comprometida debido a la ruptura en la integración de los servicios, siendo necesario buscar formas de mejorar la comunicación entre los diversos niveles de la atención primaria.Descriptores: Evaluación en Salud, Continuidad de la Asistencia al Paciente, Estrategia Salud de la Familia.


2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Bertoglio Comassetto Antunes de Oliveira ◽  
Maria de La Ó Ramallo Veríssimo

OBJECTIVE To compare the health assistance models of Basic Traditional Units (UBS) with the Family Health Strategy (ESF) units for presence and extent of attributes of Primary Health Care (APS), specifically in the care of children. METHOD A cross-sectional study of a quantitative approach with families of children attended by the Public Health Service of Colombo, Paraná. The Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCA-Tool) was applied to parents of 482 children, 235 ESF units and 247 UBS units covering all primary care units of the municipality, between June and July 2012. The results were analyzed according to the PCA-Tool manual. RESULTS ESF units reached a borderline overall score for primary health care standards. However, they fared better in their attributes of Affiliation, Integration of care coordination, Comprehensiveness, Family Centeredness and Accessibility of use, while the attributes of Community Guidance/Orientation, Coordination of Information Systems, Longitudinality and Access attributes were rated as insufficient for APS. UBS units had low scores on all attributes. CONCLUSION The ESF units are closer to the principles of APS (Primary Health Care), but there is need to review actions of child care aimed at the attributes of APS in both care models, corroborating similar studies from other regions of Brazil.


2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 553-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliane de Fátima Almeida Lima ◽  
Ana Inês Sousa ◽  
Cândida Caniçali Primo ◽  
Francielie Marabotti Costa Leite ◽  
Rita de Cassia Duarte Lima ◽  
...  

OBJECTIVE: this study sought to assess the quality of the Family Health Strategy (FHS) and investigated the association between primary care attributes (PCAs) and the sociodemographic characteristics of users.METHOD: a total of 215 female FHS users were interviewed for this descriptive and cross-sectional study. The Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCATool), Adult Edition was used, and the results were analyzed using Fisher's exact tests, Pearson's chi-square tests and logistic regressions.RESULTS: the lowest average score corresponded to the dimension "accessibility" (1.80), and the highest score corresponded to "access" (8.76). The results corresponding to the attributes "longitudinality", "coordination", "comprehensiveness", and "orientation" were not significant. No association was found between the participants' sociodemographic characteristics and the essential, derivative, and general attributes (p>0.05).CONCLUSION: several attributes must be improved across all the investigated services from the perspective of female FHS users.


2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (suppl 5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafaela Simão de Abrantes ◽  
Débora Lana Alves Monteiro ◽  
Aline de Paula Rêgo Graciano Luz ◽  
Ricardo Alves de Olinda ◽  
Wilton Wilney Nascimento Padilha

ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the presence and extent of Primary Health Care attributes in Campina Grande, Paraíba. Method: this is a cross-sectional study with 202 professionals from the Basic Health Units. The Primary Care Assessment Tool, Brazil, was used, which includes eight attributes of primary care whose scores were converted into a scale from 0 to 10, with those considered satisfactory > 6.60. Result: the general score mean was 7.6, but First contact access obtained a score of 3.7. Dental surgeons attributed the worst scores for all attributes (p <0.05). Permanent education activity was associated with a high general score (p <0.01). Conclusion: with the exception of First contact access, the other attributes are present, but initiatives by teams and managers are necessary for its expansion, with permanent education being the main strategy in this process.


1970 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-15
Author(s):  
Mariana Franco Pressato ◽  
Suélen Ribeiro Miranda Pontes Duarte

Objetivos: Avaliar a qualidade do serviço prestado em unidades de Atenção Primária à Saúde em um município do sul de Minas Gerais, descrevendo os componentes precursores de uma boa realização das atividades propostas pelo Ministério da Saúde. Materiais e Métodos: O estudo segue a abordagem descritiva em campo e a coleta de dados será feita através das respostas dadas a um questionário estruturado (Escore PCATool – Primary Care Assessment Tool). A amostra foi de 60 profissionais de Atenção Básica, sendo 27 oriundos de Unidades Básicas de Saúde e 33 de Estratégia Saúde da Família. Resultados: Os dados encontrados com a aplicação do Escore foram classificados em quatro categorias: péssimo, regular, bom e ótimo segundo as notas apresentadas, sendo assim 30% dos entrevistados ao serem analisados obtiveram uma classificação “ÓTIMA” dos serviços de saúde, 48% “BOM”, 22% regular e 0% “PÉSSIMO”, já que nenhum escore obteve pontuação inferior à 4,0. Conclusão: Há muito ainda o que se conhecer no âmbito da Atenção Primária, cada profissional tem atividades restritivas ao cargo que ocupam na unidade o que lhe proporciona uma visão diferente da rotina e de seus benefícios, tendo em vista que profissionais mais antigos são àqueles que têm maior atuação e que acabam, por sua vez, tendo as maiores pontuações no escore.Palavras-chave: Atenção Primária, Profissionais de Saúde, Atenção BásicaABSTRACTObjectives: To assess the quality of service in the primary health care units in a southern city of Minas Gerais, describing the precursor components of a successful execution of the proposed activities by the Ministry of Health. Materials and Methods: The study follows a descriptive approach in the field and data collection will be done by the answers to an existing structured questionnaire (score PCATool - Primary Care Assessment Tool). The sample consisted of 60 professionals of Primary Care, 27 originated from UBS ( Basic Health Units) and 33 ESF( Family Health Strategy). Results: The data obtained with the application of the score were classified into four categories: bad, regular, good and great, according to the presented notes, so, when analysed, 30% of respondents  obtained a rating of "EXCELLENT" in health services, 48% "GOOD", 22% regular and 0% "POOR", since no score got lower than the punctuation 4.0. Conclusion: There is much still to be known within the PrimaryAttention, for each professional has restrictive activities in the position they occupy in the unit which gives them  a different view of the routine and its benefits, given that older workers are those who have higher performance and eventually, in turn, they are the ones with the highest scores in the score.Keywords: Primary Care, Health Practitioners, Primary Attention


2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 632-639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduarda Maria Duarte Rodrigues ◽  
Glaucia Margarida Bezerra Bispo ◽  
Milena Silva Costa ◽  
Camila Almeida Neves de Oliveira ◽  
Roberto Wagner Jr Freire de Freitas ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the presence and extension of the attribute “Community Orientation” of Primary Health Care from the perspective of health services adult users from the Municipality of Juazeiro do Norte-CE. Methods: Quantitative, cross-sectional and evaluative study, carried out in 14 Basic Health Units, from October 2016 to June 2017, using the Primary Care Assessment Tool. Results: The attribute assessment was negative, reaching expressive negative responses in the seven districts, with a mean score of 3.8 (±3.8). The Raw Score (RS) reached a mean of 6.6 and the Derived Score (DS) was assigned a score of 6.4, below the cut-off point ≥ 6.60. Conclusion: The low value of the DS represents that units are not providers of PHC, suggesting fragility in the integration of services with the community and the need to promote greater discussion among agents, when designing measures of intervention and improvement of scores.


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