Beyond the consultation room
Primary health care () is the ideal setting to provide integrated services centred on the person and to implement health promotion () activities. To identify proposals to approach in the context of primary care according to health-care users aged 45-75 years, key community informants and primary car...
| Autores: | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:186134 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/186134 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1111/hex.12530 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Health promotion Lifestyle Primary health care Primary prevention Qualitative research |
| Sumario: | Primary health care () is the ideal setting to provide integrated services centred on the person and to implement health promotion () activities. To identify proposals to approach in the context of primary care according to health-care users aged 45-75 years, key community informants and primary care centre () workers. Descriptive-interpretive qualitative research with 276 participants from 14 of seven Spanish regions. A theoretical sampling was used for selection. A total of 25 discussion groups, two triangular groups and 30 semi-structured interviews were carried out. A thematic interpretive contents analysis was carried out. Participants consider that is not solely a matter for the health sector and they emphasize intersectoral collaboration. They believe that it is important to strengthen community initiatives and to create a healthy social environment that encourages greater responsibility and participation of health-care users in decisions regarding their own health and better management of public services and resources. , care in the community and demedicalization should be priorities for . Participants propose organizational changes in the to improve . workers are aware that falls within the scope of their responsibilities and propose to increase their training, motivation, competences and knowledge of the social environment. Informants emphasize that should be person-centred approach and empathic communication. activities should be appealing, ludic and of proven effectiveness. According to a socio-ecological and intersectoral model, services must get actively involved in together with community and through outreach interventions. |
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