scholarly journals Sarcopenia screening in elderly in primary health care: nurse knowledge and practices

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (suppl 3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rutielle Ferreira Silva ◽  
Maria do Livramento Fortes Figueiredo ◽  
Juan José Tirado Darder ◽  
Ana Maria Ribeiro dos Santos ◽  
Maria Antonieta Rubio Tyrrell
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Nurses ◽  
Nurse Knowledge

ABSTRACT Objective: Describe the knowledge and practices of the Primary Health Care nurse on sarcopenia screening in the elderly. Methods: Qualitative study conducted with 24 Primary Health Care nurses. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews, recorded and later transcribed. The speeches were grouped in thematic categories, later analyzed, supported by Paulo Freire’s reference. Results: The findings showed that the primary care nurses’ knowledge of sarcopenia screening in the elderly was incipient and fragile. This reality is reflected in a gap in practice, although some instruments already require the registration of characteristics indicative of sarcopenia, such as the evaluation of the calf circumference. Final Considerations: The need to train nurses to perform sarcopenia screening and to implement a promotional and preventive care plan, which will result in improving the quality of life of the elderly assisted in Primary Care, was highlighted.

scholarly journals Práticas de enfermagem em cuidados de saúde primários com base num referencial de competências

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (27) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Virgínia Maria Sousa Guedes ◽  
Maria Henriqueta Jesus Silva Figueiredo ◽  
João Luís Alves Apóstolo ◽  
Marlene Lebreiro Silva ◽  
Palmira Conceição Martins Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
General Care

O objetivo deste estudo é identificar ações desenvolvidas por enfermeiros nos cuidados primários, com base no referencial de competências do enfermeiro de cuidados gerais da Ordem dos Enfermeiros Portuguesa. Estudo exploratório descritivo, em uma amostra de 46 enfermeiros de cuidados gerais, que trabalham em cuidados de saúde primários. As ações mais realizadas pelo enfermeiro de cuidados gerais mais comuns em CSP são: proteger o direito do cliente, atuar de acordo com linhas de orientação, solicitar colaboração de serviços de saúde, documentar processamento de informação, avaliar plano de cuidados em grupo, colaborar com serviços de saúde e estabelecer a confiança. Os princípios éticos profissionais parecem estar claramente presentes na prática do enfermeiro de cuidados gerais em cuidados primários. O conhecimento sobre as ações de enfermagem desenvolvidas em determinado contexto permitirá uma melhor avaliação de competências, dos planos formativos e da qualidade dos cuidados.Descritores: Cuidados de Saúde Primários, Prática de Enfermagem, Competências. Nursing practice in primary health care based on a competency frameworkAbstract: This study aims to identify actions developed by nurses in primary care which translate competencies of the general care nurse based on the Portuguese Order of Nurses competency framework. Descriptive exploratory study in a sample of 46 general care nurses, who exercise their functions in primary care. The most common actions performed by participants are: to protect the client's right, to act according to the guidelines, to request collaboration from health services, to document information processing, to evaluate a group care plan, to collaborate with health services. The professional values and guiding principles seem to be clearly present in the practice of general nurses in primary care. The knowledge about the actions that nurses use in a given context of their practice may allow for a better monitoring of competencies, an improvement in the training plans as well as a consequent continuous improvement of the quality of care services.Descriptors: Primary Health Care, Nursing Practice, Competencies. Práctica de enfermería en atención primaria de salud basada en un marco de competenciasResumen: Este estudio tiene como objetivo identificar las acciones desarrolladas por las enfermeras en atención primaria que traducen las competencias de la enfermera de atención general según el marco de competencias de la Orden de Enfermeras de Portugal. Estudio descriptivo exploratorio en una muestra de 46 enfermeras de cuidados generales, que trabajan en atención primaria. Las acciones más comunes son: proteger el derecho del cliente, actuar de acuerdo con las pautas, solicitar la colaboración de los servicios de salud, documentar el procesamiento de la información, evaluar un plan de atención grupal, colaborar con los servicios de salud. Los valores profesionales y los principios rectores parecen estar claramente presentes en la práctica de las enfermeras generales en atención primaria. El conocimiento sobre las acciones que las enfermeras utilizan en un contexto dado de su práctica puede permitir un mejor monitoreo de las competencias, una mejora en los planes de capacitación y una mejora continua en la calidad de los servicios de atención.Descriptores: Atención Primaria de Salud, Enfermería Práctica, Competencia.

scholarly journals Práticas de enfermagem em cuidados de saúde primários com base num referencial de competências

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (27) ◽  
pp. 23-32
Author(s):  
Virgínia Maria Sousa Guedes ◽  
Maria Henriqueta Jesus Silva Figueiredo ◽  
João Luís Alves Apóstolo ◽  
Marlene Lebreiro Silva ◽  
Palmira Conceição Martins Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
General Care

O objetivo deste estudo é identificar ações desenvolvidas por enfermeiros nos cuidados primários, com base no referencial de competências do enfermeiro de cuidados gerais da Ordem dos Enfermeiros Portuguesa. Estudo exploratório descritivo, em uma amostra de 46 enfermeiros de cuidados gerais, que trabalham em cuidados de saúde primários. As ações mais realizadas pelo enfermeiro de cuidados gerais mais comuns em CSP são: proteger o direito do cliente, atuar de acordo com linhas de orientação, solicitar colaboração de serviços de saúde, documentar processamento de informação, avaliar plano de cuidados em grupo, colaborar com serviços de saúde e estabelecer a confiança. Os princípios éticos profissionais parecem estar claramente presentes na prática do enfermeiro de cuidados gerais em cuidados primários. O conhecimento sobre as ações de enfermagem desenvolvidas em determinado contexto permitirá uma melhor avaliação de competências, dos planos formativos e da qualidade dos cuidados.Descritores: Cuidados de Saúde Primários, Prática de Enfermagem, Competências. Nursing practice in primary health care based on a competency frameworkAbstract: This study aims to identify actions developed by nurses in primary care which translate competencies of the general care nurse based on the Portuguese Order of Nurses competency framework. Descriptive exploratory study in a sample of 46 general care nurses, who exercise their functions in primary care. The most common actions performed by participants are: to protect the client's right, to act according to the guidelines, to request collaboration from health services, to document information processing, to evaluate a group care plan, to collaborate with health services. The professional values and guiding principles seem to be clearly present in the practice of general nurses in primary care. The knowledge about the actions that nurses use in a given context of their practice may allow for a better monitoring of competencies, an improvement in the training plans as well as a consequent continuous improvement of the quality of care services.Descriptors: Primary Health Care, Nursing Practice, Competencies. Práctica de enfermería en atención primaria de salud basada en un marco de competenciasResumen: Este estudio tiene como objetivo identificar las acciones desarrolladas por las enfermeras en atención primaria que traducen las competencias de la enfermera de atención general según el marco de competencias de la Orden de Enfermeras de Portugal. Estudio descriptivo exploratorio en una muestra de 46 enfermeras de cuidados generales, que trabajan en atención primaria. Las acciones más comunes son: proteger el derecho del cliente, actuar de acuerdo con las pautas, solicitar la colaboración de los servicios de salud, documentar el procesamiento de la información, evaluar un plan de atención grupal, colaborar con los servicios de salud. Los valores profesionales y los principios rectores parecen estar claramente presentes en la práctica de las enfermeras generales en atención primaria. El conocimiento sobre las acciones que las enfermeras utilizan en un contexto dado de su práctica puede permitir un mejor monitoreo de las competencias, una mejora en los planes de capacitación y una mejora continua en la calidad de los servicios de atención.Descriptores: Atención Primaria de Salud, Enfermería Práctica, Competencia.

scholarly journals The Role of Primary Health Care Toward Healthy Aging

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1SP) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Dhanasari Vidiawati ◽  
Yuda Turana ◽  
Tonny Sundjaya
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Preventive Health ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Primary Health

Background: According to the World Health Organization, healthy aging is the process of developing and maintaining functional abilities that make the elderly happy. The increase in the elderly population requires more attention. In particular, health services at the primary health care level face problems related to the limited capacity of overall health services, especially in terms of health promotion and preventive health issues. It is necessary to improve the quality of health care services for the elderly to prevent greater health problems among the elderly population.Objectives: Understand the need to provide holistic health services for healthy aging and use their capabilities, and strengthen cooperation among health professionals in achieving healthy aging.Discusion: Primary health care is pointed out that primary health care should provide comprehensive services in a holistic manner to support a healthy aging process. Therefore, a well-structured, integrated, and cross-industry collaborative primary care system is needed. The system should include changes in professional behavior, coordination of care, and participation of patients' families and communities in comprehensive health care. This can be achieved through inter-professional education, continuous training and education of primary health care professionals, as well as primary health care services and cross-level health care technology innovation.Conclusions: Healthy aging is not just the absence of disease. Everyone in health and social care at all levels can play a role to help improve healthy aging. To make the elderly healthy, starting from the prevention of young health problems, it requires collaboration between health workers, primary health care and other health service levels, and health care that cooperates with patients, families, and communities.Keywords: healthy aging, primary care, preventive, health worker

scholarly journals An implementation history of primary health care transformation: Alberta’s primary care networks and the people, time and culture of change

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Myles Leslie ◽  
Akram Khayatzadeh-Mahani ◽  
Judy Birdsell ◽  
P. G. Forest ◽  
Rita Henderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Fee For Service ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Incremental Change ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
History Of

Abstract Background Primary care, and its transformation into Primary Health Care (PHC), has become an area of intense policy interest around the world. As part of this trend Alberta, Canada, has implemented Primary Care Networks (PCNs). These are decentralized organizations, mandated with supporting the delivery of PHC, funded through capitation, and operating as partnerships between the province’s healthcare administration system and family physicians. This paper provides an implementation history of the PCNs, giving a detailed account of how people, time, and culture have interacted to implement bottom up, incremental change in a predominantly Fee-For-Service (FFS) environment. Methods Our implementation history is built out of an analysis of policy documents and qualitative interviews. We conducted an interpretive analysis of relevant policy documents (n = 20) published since the first PCN was established. We then grounded 12 semi-structured interviews in that initial policy analysis. These interviews explored 11 key stakeholders’ perceptions of PHC transformation in Alberta generally, and the formation and evolution of the PCNs specifically. The data from the policy review and the interviews were coded inductively, with participants checking our emerging analyses. Results Over time, the PCNs have shifted from an initial Frontier Era that emphasized local solutions to local problems and featured few rules, to a present Era of Accountability that features central demands for standardized measures, governance, and co-planning with other elements of the health system. Across both eras, the PCNs have been first and foremost instruments and supporters of family physician authority and autonomy. A core group of people emerged to create the PCNs and, over time, to develop a long-term Quality Improvement (QI) vision and governance plan for them as organizations. The continuing willingness of both these groups to work at understanding and aligning one another’s cultures to achieve the transformation towards PHC has been central to the PCNs’ survival and success. Conclusions Generalizable lessons from the implementation history of this emerging policy experiment include: The need for flexibility within a broad commitment to improving quality. The importance of time for individuals and organizations to learn about: quality improvement; one another’s cultures; and how best to support the transformation of a system while delivering care locally.

Multidisciplinary collaboration in primary care: through the eyes of patients

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn H. Cheong ◽  
Carol L. Armour ◽  
Sinthia Z. Bosnic-Anticevich
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Chronic Illness ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Primary Health Care System ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Multidisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Primary Health

Managing chronic illness is highly complex and the pathways to access health care for the patient are unpredictable and often unknown. While multidisciplinary care (MDC) arrangements are promoted in the Australian primary health care system, there is a paucity of research on multidisciplinary collaboration from patients’ perspectives. This exploratory study is the first to gain an understanding of the experiences, perceptions, attitudes and potential role of people with chronic illness (asthma) on the delivery of MDC in the Australian primary health care setting. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with asthma patients from Sydney, Australia. Qualitative analysis of data indicates that patients are significant players in MDC and their perceptions of their chronic condition, perceived roles of health care professionals, and expectations of health care delivery, influence their participation and attitudes towards multidisciplinary services. Our research shows the challenges presented by patients in the delivery and establishment of multidisciplinary health care teams, and highlights the need to consider patients’ perspectives in the development of MDC models in primary care.

scholarly journals Master of Primary Health Care degree: who wants it and why?

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abby Andrews ◽  
Katharine A. Wallis ◽  
Felicity Goodyear-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Care Practitioners

Abstract INTRODUCTION The Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care at the University of Auckland is considering developing a Master of Primary Health Care (MPHC) programme. Masters level study entails considerable investment of both university and student time and money. AIM To explore the views of potential students and possible employers of future graduates to discover whether there is a market for such a programme and to inform the development of the programme. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 primary health care stakeholders. Interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed and analysed using a general inductive approach to identify themes. FINDINGS Primary care practitioners might embark on MPHC studies to develop health management and leadership skills, to develop and/or enhance clinical skills, to enhance teaching and research skills, or for reasons of personal interest. Barriers to MPHC study were identified as cost and a lack of funding, time constraints and clinical workload. Study participants favoured inter-professional learning and a flexible delivery format. Pre-existing courses may already satisfy the post-graduate educational needs of primary care practitioners. Masters level study may be superfluous to the needs of the primary care workforce. CONCLUSIONS Any successful MPHC programme would need to provide value for PHC practitioner students and be unique. The postgraduate educational needs of New Zealand primary care practitioners may be already catered for. The international market for a MPHC programme is yet to be explored.

scholarly journals Detection of tuberculosis: respiratory symptoms flow and results achieved

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (5) ◽  
pp. 2543-2551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lílian Moura de Lima Spagnolo ◽  
Jéssica Oliveira Tomberg ◽  
Dagoberta Alves Vieira ◽  
Roxana Isabel Cardozo Gonzales
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Respiratory Symptoms ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Health Care Teams ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Municipal Management ◽  
Descriptive Statistical Analysis

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the flow of care to the person with symptoms of tuberculosis and the results achieved in the detection of cases in Primary Health Care units of two municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul. Method: descriptive of mixed methods, developed between 2013 and 2016. We used secondary data of 69 units and semi-structured interviews with 10 professionals. Descriptive statistical analysis and content analysis were used. Results: it was observed that the fragmented flow of attention to the respiratory symptoms in Pelotas resulted in low detection of cases by Primary Care, 8.8% of the diagnoses of the municipality. The Sapucaia do Sul flow presents continuity of care, and Primary Care performed 50% of the diagnoses of the municipality. Conclusion: the organization of flows by municipal management was instrumental in promoting or limiting the commitment of Primary Health Care teams in coordinating care and consequently in achieving the goals of disease control.

scholarly journals An Implementation History of Primary Health Care Transformation: Alberta’s Primary Care Networks and the People, Time and Culture of change

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myles Leslie ◽  
Akram Khayatzadeh-Mahani ◽  
Judy Birdsell ◽  
PG Forest ◽  
Rita Henderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Fee For Service ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Incremental Change ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
History Of

Abstract Background: Primary care, and its transformation into Primary Health Care (PHC), has become an area of intense policy interest around the world. As part of this trend Alberta, Canada, has implemented Primary Care Networks (PCNs). These are decentralized organizations, mandated with supporting the delivery of PHC, funded through capitation, and operating as partnerships between the province’s healthcare administration system and family physicians. This paper provides an implementationhistory of the PCNs, giving a detailed account of how people, time, and culture have interacted to implement bottom up, incremental change in a predominantly Fee-For-Service (FFS) environment.Methods: Our implementation history is built out of an analysis of policy documents and qualitative interviews. We conducted an interpretive analysis of relevant policy documents (n=20) published since the first PCN was established. We then grounded 12 semi-structured interviews in that initial policy analysis. These interviews explored 11 key stakeholders’ perceptions of PHC transformation in Alberta generally, and the formation and evolution of the PCNs specifically. The data from the policy review and the interviews were coded inductively, with participants checking our emerging analyses.Results: Over time, the PCNs have shifted from an initial Frontier Era that emphasized local solutions to local problems and featured few rules, to a present Era of Accountability that features central demands for standardized measures, governance, and co-planning with other elements of the health system. Across both eras, the PCNs have been first and foremost instruments and supporters of family physician authority and autonomy. A core group of people emerged to create the PCNs and, over time, to develop a long-term Quality Improvement (QI) vision and governance plan for them as organizations. The continuing willingness of both these groups to work at understanding and aligning one another’s cultures to achieve the transformation towards PHC has been central to the PCNs’ survival and success.Conclusions: Generalizable lessons from the implementation history of this emerging policy experiment include: The need for flexibility within a broad commitment to improving quality. The importance of time for individuals and organizations to learn about: quality improvement; one another’s cultures; and how best to support the transformation of a system while delivering care locally.

scholarly journals An implementation history of primary health care transformation: Alberta’s primary care networks and the people, time and culture of change

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myles Leslie ◽  
Akram Khayatzadeh-Mahani ◽  
Judy Birdsell ◽  
PG Forest ◽  
Rita Henderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Fee For Service ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Incremental Change ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
History Of

Abstract Background: Primary care, and its transformation into Primary Health Care (PHC), has become an area of intense policy interest around the world. As part of this trend Alberta, Canada, has implemented Primary Care Networks (PCNs). These are decentralized organizations, mandated with supporting the delivery of PHC, funded through capitation, and operating as partnerships between the province’s healthcare administration system and family physicians. This paper provides an implementationhistory of the PCNs, giving a detailed account of how people, time, and culture have interacted to implement bottom up, incremental change in a predominantly Fee-For-Service (FFS) environment.Methods: Our implementation history is built out of an analysis of policy documents and qualitative interviews. We conducted an interpretive analysis of relevant policy documents (n=20) published since the first PCN was established. We then grounded 12 semi-structured interviews in that initial policy analysis. These interviews explored 11 key stakeholders’ perceptions of PHC transformation in Alberta generally, and the formation and evolution of the PCNs specifically. The data from the policy review and the interviews were coded inductively, with participants checking our emerging analyses.Results: Over time, the PCNs have shifted from an initial Frontier Era that emphasized local solutions to local problems and featured few rules, to a present Era of Accountability that features central demands for standardized measures, governance, and co-planning with other elements of the health system. Across both eras, the PCNs have been first and foremost instruments and supporters of family physician authority and autonomy. A core group of people emerged to create the PCNs and, over time, to develop a long-term Quality Improvement (QI) vision and governance plan for them as organizations. The continuing willingness of both these groups to work at understanding and aligning one another’s cultures to achieve the transformation towards PHC has been central to the PCNs’ survival and success.Conclusions: Generalizable lessons from the implementation history of this emerging policy experiment include: The need for flexibility within a broad commitment to improving quality. The importance of time for individuals and organizations to learn about: quality improvement; one another’s cultures; and how best to support the transformation of a system while delivering care locally.

scholarly journals An Implementation History of Primary Health Care Transformation: Alberta’s Primary Care Networks and the People, Time and Culture of change

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myles Leslie ◽  
Akram Khayatzadeh-Mahani ◽  
Judy Birdsell ◽  
PG Forest ◽  
Rita Henderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Fee For Service ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Incremental Change ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
History Of

Abstract Background: Primary care, and its transformation into Primary Health Care (PHC), hasbecome an area of intense policy interest around the world. As part of this trendAlberta, Canada, has implemented Primary Care Networks (PCNs). These aredecentralized organizations, mandated with supporting the delivery of PHC, fundedthrough capitation, and operating as partnerships between the province’s healthcareadministration system and family physicians. This paper provides an implementationhistory of the PCNs, giving a detailed account of how people, time, and culturehave interacted to implement bottom up, incremental change in a predominantly Fee-For-Service (FFS) environment.Methods: Our implementation history is built out of an analysis of policy documentsand qualitative interviews. We conducted an interpretive analysis of relevant policydocuments (n=20) published since the first PCN was established. We then grounded12 semi-structured interviews in that initial policy analysis. These interviews explored11 key stakeholders’ perceptions of PHC transformation in Alberta generally, and theformation and evolution of the PCNs specifically. The data from the policy review andthe interviews were coded inductively, with participants checking our emerginganalyses.Results: Over time, the PCNs have shifted from an initial Frontier Era thatemphasized local solutions to local problems and featured few rules, to a present Eraof Accountability that features central demands for standardized measures,governance, and co-planning with other elements of the health system. A core groupof people – clinician and administration leaders – emerged to create the PCNs and,over time , to develop a long-term Quality Improvement (QI) vision and governanceplan for them as organizations. The continuing willingness of both these groups towork at understanding and aligning one another’s cultures to achieve thetransformation towards PHC has been central to the PCNs’ survival and success.Conclusions: Generalizable lessons from the implementation history of this emergingpolicy experiment include: The need for flexibility within a broad commitment toimproving quality. The importance of time for individuals and organizations to learnabout: quality improvement; one another’s cultures; and how best to support thetransformation of a system while delivering care locally.

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