[Quality evaluation of primary health care in an urban area of southern Brazil].

Autor: Halal IS; Departamento de Medicina Social da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), RS, Brasil., Sparrenberger F, Bertoni AM, Ciacomet C, Seibel CE, Lahude FM, Magalhães GA, Barreto L, Lira RC
Jazyk: portugalština
Zdroj: Revista de saude publica [Rev Saude Publica] 1994 Apr; Vol. 28 (2), pp. 131-6.
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89101994000200007
Abstrakt: A 10% sample of patients who attended two Primary Health Care Units (PHCU) in Pelotas, RS (Brazil) was studied cross-sectionally for the purpose of measuring qualitatively the attention being offered to the population. According to domicilliar interviews, 15 days after their appointments, a solution (cure or improvement) was achieved in 87.9% of the patients. Patients or parents satisfaction (in the case of pediatric patients) was observed in nearly 90% of the sample. Patient satisfaction and solution were statistically associated (p = 0.04). Association between the solution and the availability of medicines in the PHCU was observed. Patients who had received the whole or a part of their treatment had 33% greater probability of solving their problem. Professional satisfaction was linearly associated with both perception of a better professional-patient relationship (PR = 3.48; CI95%2.17-5.59) and the expectation of a better patient prognosis (PR = 1.99; CI95%1.36-2.91).
Databáze: MEDLINE