Measurement of primary healthcare attributes from the patient perspective.

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  • Jeannie L Haggerty
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to rate the importance of primary healthcare (PHC) attributes in evaluations of PHC organizational models in Canada. Methods: using the delphi process, we conducted a consensus consultation with 20 persons recognized by peers as Canadian PHC experts, who rated the importance of PHC attributes within professional and community-oriented models of PHC. Results: Attributes rated as essential to all models were designated core attributes: first-contact accessibility, comprehensiveness of services, relational continuity, coordination (management) continuity, interpersonal communication, technical quality of clinical care and clinical information management. Overall, while all were important, non-core attributes – except efficiency/ productivity – were rated as more important in community-oriented than in professional models. Attributes rated as essential for community-oriented models were equity, client/community participation, population orientation, cultural sensitivity and multidisciplinary teams. Conclusion: Evaluation tools should address core attributes and be customized in accordance with the specific organizational models being evaluated to guide health reforms. Résumé Objet : L’ objectif de cette étude était de classer selon leur importance différentes caractéristiques liées à l’évaluation des modèles organisationnels de soins de santé primaires (ssP) au Canada. Méthode : Au moyen du procédé delphi, nous avons mené une consultation de consensus auprès de 20 personnes reconnues par leurs pairs comme des experts canadiens des ssP. Ils ont classé selon leur importance des caractéristiques des ssP au sein des modèles de ssP professionnels et axés sur la communauté. Résultats : Les caractéristiques classées comme essentielles pour tous les modèles ont été désignées comme caractéristiques centrales : accessibilité de premier contact, intégralité des services, continuité relationnelle, continuité d’approche (gestion), communication interpersonnelle, qualité technique des soins cliniques et gestion de l’information clinique. En général, bien qu’elles soient toutes importantes, les caractéristiques non centrales (à l’exception de l’efficience et de la productivité) ont été classées plus importantes pour les modèles axés sur la communauté que pour les modèles professionnels. Les caractéristiques classées essentielles pour les modèles axés sur la communauté sont : l’équité, la participation des clients et de la communauté, l’approche axée sur la population, la sensibilité aux aspects culturels et les équipes multidisciplinaires. Conclusion : Les outils d’évaluation devraient tenir compte des caractéristiques centrales et être adaptés en fonction des modèles organisationnels évalués, afin d’orienter les réformes de la santé.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante

دوره 7 Spec Issue  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011