Evaluation of the information contained in the referrals of primary care patients in the city of Rio do Sul (SC)
Introduction: The referral process is one of the logistics systems currently in operation, and its function is to link the different levels of health care in a given health care network (HCN). Objective: To evaluate the information contained in the referral guides of patients referred from the prima...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade (SBMFC) |
| Repositório: | Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade (Online) |
| Idioma: | português inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.rbmfc.org.br:article/3358 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://rbmfc.org.br/rbmfc/article/view/3358 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Primary Health Care Referral and Consultation Health information exchange. Atenção Primária à Saúde Encaminhamento e Consulta Troca de informação em saúde. Atención Primaria de Salud Derivación y Consulta Intercambio de información en salud. |
| Resumo: | Introduction: The referral process is one of the logistics systems currently in operation, and its function is to link the different levels of health care in a given health care network (HCN). Objective: To evaluate the information contained in the referral guides of patients referred from the primary care of the HCN in the Brazilian city of Rio de Sul (SC). Methods: An observational, analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted, where the HCN guides were examined from a form containing pre-established variables. The information collected was submitted to descriptive analysis of frequencies, which were represented by n (absolute frequency) and % (percentage). Results: A total of 158 referrals were analyzed, with demographic data being present in 158 (100%), main complaint or reason for referral in 131 (82.9%), description of the main complaint or reason for referral in 82 (51.9 %), description of associated symptoms in 21 (13.3%), past pathological history in 61 (38.6%), list of current medications in 37 (23.4%), allergies in 10 (6.3%), clinically relevant findings in 75 (47.5%), previous investigation results in 45 (28.5%), Prior treatment outline in 42 (26.6%), provisional diagnosis in 75 (47.5%) and declaration of what is expected of the referral in 66 (41.8%). Conclusions: There was a lack of information in HCN referrals when compared to other studies, especially concerning patient historical information, clinical data about the reason for the referral, provisional diagnosis, and declaration of what is expected of the referral. However, encouraging the description of this basic information can be an initial measure to change the current situation. |
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