scholarly journals Social Networking App Use Among Primary Health Care Professionals: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

10.2196/11147 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. e11147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesc X Marin-Gomez ◽  
Francesc Garcia Cuyas ◽  
Ramon Reig-Bolano ◽  
Jacobo Mendioroz ◽  
Pere Roura-Poch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Primary Health

scholarly journals Social Networking App Use Among Primary Health Care Professionals: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesc X Marin-Gomez ◽  
Francesc Garcia Cuyas ◽  
Ramon Reig-Bolano ◽  
Jacobo Mendioroz ◽  
Pere Roura-Poch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Primary Health

BACKGROUND Several studies have been conducted to analyze the role social networks play in communication between patients and health professionals. However, there is a shortage of studies in relation to communication among primary health professionals, in a professional context, using the various mobile phone apps available. OBJECTIVE The objective of our study was to explore mobile phone social networking app use among primary health care professionals for work-related purposes, by comparing the most widely used apps in the market. METHODS We undertook a cross-sectional study using an anonymous Web survey among a convenience sample of 1635 primary health care professionals during August and September 2017. RESULTS Of 483 participants in the survey, 474 (98.1%, 95% CI 97.1%-99.4%) were health professionals who commonly accessed social networking sites and 362 (74.9%, 95% CI 71.1%-78.8%) accessed the sites in a work-related context. Of those 362 respondents, 219 (96.7%, 95% CI 94.8%-98.5%) preferred WhatsApp for both personal and professional uses. Of the 362 respondents who used social networking sites in a work-related context, 276 (76.2%, 95% CI 71.9%-80.6%) rated social networking sites as useful or very useful to solve clinical problems, 261 (72.1%, 95% CI 67.5%-76.7%) to improve their professional knowledge, and 254 (70.2%, 95% CI 65.5%-74.9%) to speed up the transmission of clinical information. Most of them (338/362, 94.8%, 95% CI 92.5%-97.0%) used social networking sites for interprofessional communications, and 204 of 362 (56.4%, 95% CI 51.2%-61.5%) used them for pharmacological-related consultations. CONCLUSIONS Health professionals frequently accessed social networking sites using their mobile phones and often for work-related issues. This trend suggests that social networking sites may be useful tools in primary care settings, but we need to ensure the security of the data transfer process to make sure that social networking sites are used appropriately. Health institutions need to increase information and training activities to ensure the correct use of these tools.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Chronic Complication among Type 2 Diabetics Attending Primary Health Care Centers of Al Ahsa District of Saudi Arabia: A Cross Sectional Survey

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ataur Rahman Khan ◽  
Zaki naser Al abdul Lateef ◽  
Shaheen Fatima ◽  
Sana Abdullah Ahmad Al Yousuf ◽  
Syed Zakaullah Khan Afghan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Type 2 Diabetics ◽  
Chronic Complication ◽  
Primary Health Care Centers ◽  
Health Care Centers

scholarly journals Patient evaluations of asthma counselling quality in primary health care — a cross-sectional survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katariina Mäkelä ◽  
Mira Rajala ◽  
Kirsi Kivelä ◽  
Maria Kääriäinen ◽  
Pirjo Kaakinen
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Primary Health

scholarly journals Prenatal evaluation in primary care in Northeast Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Pereira da Silva ◽  
Antônio Flaudiano Bem Leite ◽  
Roberto Teixeira Lima ◽  
Mônica Maria Osório
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Prenatal Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Logistic Regression Method

OBJECTIVE: To characterize prenatal care and verify possible factors associated with its adequacy. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study based on interviews with health care professionals and consultations on official documents of women attending prenatal of the primary health care in the city of João Pessoa, capital of Paraíba, in the Northeast region of Brazil. Prenatal care was evaluated by an index with criteria referring to aspects of structure, process and outcome, denominated IPR/Prenatal. The multivariate logistic regression method revealed that demographic, socioeconomic, reproductive and maternal morbidity variables were possible determinants for prenatal adequacy. RESULTS: The survey involved 130 services and 1,625 primary health care patients. Prenatal care was adequate in approximately 23% of the cases. Low prevalence of referral to maternity, educational strategies and examinations were observed. The analysis showed that nonadolescent women (OR = 1,390), with a longer period of schooling (OR = 1.750), higher per capita income (OR = 1,870) and primiparous women (OR = 1,230) were more likely to have an adequate prenatal. CONCLUSIONS: Prenatal care, when evaluated by broader criteria, showed a low percentage of adequacy. Strategies should be developed to ensure the referral to the maternity where the birth will take place and health education activities and examinations to provide adequate prenatal care in the municipality under study. In addition, factors associated with adequacy must be considered by managers and health professionals.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes and preventive practices of primary health care professionals towards alcohol use: A national, cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. e0216199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esperanza Romero-Rodríguez ◽  
Luis Ángel Pérula de Torres ◽  
Fernando Leiva-Cepas ◽  
José Ángel Fernández García ◽  
Sara Fernández López ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Preventive Practices ◽  
Primary Health

Public Knowledge of, Perceptions About and Attitudes Towards Dementia: A Cross-Sectional Survey Among Lebanese Primary Health Care Attenders

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (8) ◽  
pp. 1362-1368
Author(s):  
Nadine Hamieh ◽  
Eman Sharara ◽  
Noura Salibi ◽  
Pamela Mrad ◽  
Monique Chaaya
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Primary Health
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