Ophthalmological knowledge of Family Health Network physicians working as first care providers in Brazil
| Autor: | Igor Leonardo Carmona Chaves, Ana Silvia Sartori Barraviera Seabra Ferreira, Denise de Cássia Moreira Zornoff, Carlos Roberto Padovani, Silvana Artioli Schellini, Edson Nacib Jorge |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Medicine (General) Primary level R5-920 Physicians Health care Humans Medicine Regional health strategies Family Health Family health Family health strategy Descriptive statistics business.industry General Medicine Health personnel Unified health system medicine.disease Ophthalmology Cross-Sectional Studies Family medicine Congenital cataracts Eye disorder Observational study business Brazil Health department |
| Zdroj: | Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira, Vol 67, Iss 6, Pp 795-799 (2021) Scopus Repositório Institucional da UNESP Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) instacron:UNESP Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira v.67 n.6 2021 Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira Associação Médica Brasileira (AMB) instacron:AMB Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira, Volume: 67, Issue: 6, Pages: 795-799, Published: 22 OCT 2021 |
| ISSN: | 1806-9282 |
| Popis: | Made available in DSpace on 2022-05-01T10:03:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01 OBJECTIVE: First care providers working in the Brazilian Unified Health System are often physicians from the Family Health Program. Their knowledge on ophthalmology could indicate whether there is a need for training to decrease ophthalmological demands to secondary or tertiary health levels. METHODS: A cross-sectional observational study based on an electronic questionnaire was conducted to evaluate the ophthalmological knowledge of Family Health Program physicians working at the VI Regional Health Department, Sao Paulo, Brazil. All Family Health Program physicians from this regional health department were invited, and the study included those who responded to the full questionnaire (115 physicians). The data were evaluated using descriptive analysis. RESULTS: There was no difference in the ophthalmological knowledge between sexes or in relation to undergraduate schools. Only 20% of the interviewees were specialized in Family and Community Medicine, which did not influence the number of correct answers. Only 22 (19.1%) physicians reported having enough knowledge about the main eye disorders, and 82 (71.3%) physicians considered themselves capable of treating ophthalmological emergencies. However, acute glaucoma was recognized by only 51 (44.3%) physicians, and eye perforations could only be handled by 65 (56.5%) of them. In addition, only 47 (40.9%) participants correctly answered that congenital cataracts should be operated right after diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: Family Health Program physicians working as first care providers in the Health System in Brazil presented poor ophthalmological knowledge. Providing training on ophthalmology may improve the ophthalmological care at the primary level within SUS and reduce the case demands at other healthcare levels. Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Núcleo de Educação a Distância e Tecnologia de Informação em Saúde Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Núcleo de Educação a Distância e Tecnologia de Informação em Saúde |
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