scholarly journals How Do Patients Evaluate the New Health Care System in General Practice? Results from the European Project on Patient Evaluation of General Practice Care (Europep) in Adana, Turkey

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ersin Akpinar ◽  
Fatih Mutlupoyraz ◽  
Esra Saatci ◽  
Nafiz Bozdemir
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Patient Evaluation ◽  
European Project ◽  
General Practice Care ◽  
Practice Care ◽  
Care System

scholarly journals Portuguese version of the EUROPEP questionnaire: contributions to the psychometric validation

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo Roque ◽  
Ana Veloso ◽  
Pedro L Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Data Matrix ◽  
Patient Evaluation ◽  
Portuguese Version ◽  
European Task ◽  
General Practice Care ◽  
Practice Care

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To assess the construct validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the European Task Force on Patient Evaluation of General Practice Care questionnaire. METHODS We applied the Portuguese version of the European Task Force on Patient Evaluation of General Practice Care to 392 users of 20 Family Health Units from the North of Portugal. The validity of the construct was evaluated by exploratory factor analysis, with the Principal Axis Factoring method, by orthogonal rotation (varimax procedure), by the Kaiser normalization criteria (eigenvalue ≥ 1). The factorability of the data matrix was verified by the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin and Bartlett’s sphericity test. We estimated the reliability by the indicator of internal consistency Cronbach’s alpha. To analyze the correlations between satisfaction and loyalty, we used the Pearson correlations. The predictor effect of satisfaction on loyalty was analyzed by simple linear regression. RESULTS Satisfaction presented five robust and well individualized dimensions – medical care, nursing care, clinical secretariat services, accessibility, and organization of services – with alpha values between 0.86 and 0.97, good levels of internal consistency. The loyalty showed alpha value of 0.72, considered a reasonable internal consistency. The satisfaction was predictive of loyalty. CONCLUSIONS The Portuguese European Task Force on Patient Evaluation of General Practice Care questionnaire is a robust and reliable instrument to measure the satisfaction and loyalty of users of the Family Health Units.

scholarly journals Editorial

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Rae Walker
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Primary Health Care System ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Consumer Perspectives ◽  
Health Features ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Care System

This issue of the Australian Journal of Primary Health features a selection of papers about general practice in Australia. These papers reflect a range of perspectives important in general practice, including disease management in the general practice context, innovative approaches to prevention, consumer perspectives on conditions and services, future development of general practice in the primary health care system, and more. Publication of these papers occurs at a time when development of the National Primary Health Care Strategy is well under way. The focus of the National Primary Health Care Strategy is on related themes of prevention, chronic disease, evidence-based practice and better integration of general practice into the primary health care system.

scholarly journals Culturally and linguistically diverse patients' views of multimorbidity and general practice care

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eileen McKinlay ◽  
Stewart Graham ◽  
Pauline Horrill
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Patient Group ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Culturally And Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Long Term Conditions ◽  
Cook Island ◽  
General Practice Care ◽  
Practice Care

INTRODUCTION: It is recognised that patients who are culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) have challenges in accessing health care and understanding health advice or instructions. Those with multimorbidity (MM) are likely to have additional difficulties. In New Zealand, little is known about how this patient group view their health and general practice health care. This study examined the views of multimorbid CALD patients about MM and the health care available in a Very Low Cost Access general practice. METHODS: This qualitative study recruited Samoan, Cook Island Maori, and Cambodian patients with diabetes and more than three other long-term conditions. Two individual interviews and two language-specific focus groups were undertaken to yield themes representing the experience of these CALD patients with MM. FINDINGS: Participants described MM as having considerable impact on their life. They reported feeling responsible for supporting their own health and many detailed self-management techniques. However, they also expressed confusion, lack of information and limited understanding of MM, in particular about managing medication. Not all patients were aware of the range of available general practice services and some described difficulties in accessing general practice care. CONCLUSION: Despite being motivated to self-manage, this patient group report challenges in understanding their conditions and how to manage them, which may also be influenced by health beliefs. Available general practice services are not well known by CALD patients with MM. There is likely to be value in developing a specific structured, yet patient-centred, model of care for this group of patients. KEYWORDS: Access to health care; ethnic groups; focus groups; general practice; health literacy; self care

The actual role of general practice in the Dutch health-care system

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 265-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
François G. Schellevis ◽  
Gert P. Westert ◽  
Dinny H. De Bakker
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Actual Role ◽  
Dutch Health ◽  
Dutch Health Care ◽  
Care System

scholarly journals Validation of the Italian version of the EUROPEP instrument for patient evaluation of general practice care

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Milano ◽  
Ernesto Mola ◽  
Giampaolo Collecchia ◽  
Alessandro Del Carlo ◽  
Raeffaele Giancane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Patient Evaluation ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
General Practice Care ◽  
Practice Care

scholarly journals Avaliação da atenção básica pela perspectiva dos usuários: adaptação do instrumento EUROPEP para grandes centros urbanos brasileiros

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Laura da Rocha Bastos da Silva Brandão ◽  
Ligia Giovanella ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Aguilera Campos
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Patient Evaluation ◽  
European Task ◽  
General Practice Care ◽  
De Medicina ◽  
Practice Care

A satisfação com cuidados de saúde é conceito multidimensional que considera aspectos como acesso, organização, interação usuário-profissional.O objetivo do estudo foi adaptar e aplicar na Estratégia de Saúde da Família (ESF) um instrumento de avaliação da satisfação do usuário em Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS), tendo por base o European Task Force on Patient Evaluation of General Practice Care (EUROPEP), que refere-se à satisfação dos usuários de serviços de medicina geral e familiar (composto por cinco dimensões de satisfação: relação e comunicação, cuidados médicos, informação e apoio, continuidade e cooperação, e organização dos serviços). O estudo foi composto por fases: revisão, adaptação do instrumento e aplicação a uma amostra representativa dos usuários da ESF no município do Rio de Janeiro. Para análise dos resultados foram calculadas médias das proporções de respostas para cada indicador, sendo Relação e Comunicação entre profissional e usuário o que mais se destacou e o de Organização dos Serviços recebeu a pior avaliação. Em relação à escolaridade, boa autopercepção de saúde e mais idosos mostraram-se mais satisfeitos. O instrumento mostrou ser de fácil aplicação, podendo ser utilizado rotineiramente para monitoramento da ESF, sendo importante ferramenta para a institucionalização da avaliação.

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