Verdeguer Gómez M, Llopis Tortosa C, Murcia Soler M, Paredes Carbonell J, Soler Torro JM, Herrero Gil C. [Community reorientation of primary care in a health area: ROCAP project].
Aten Primaria 2024;
56:102923. [PMID:
38569238 PMCID:
PMC10999512 DOI:
10.1016/j.aprim.2024.102923]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
Abstract
AIM
Evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention to incorporate group and community activities on a sustained basis in all the Basic Health Zones (ZBS) of a health area.
DESIGN
During January and February 2019, two members of the research team traveled to each ZBS to interview the medical and nursing coordinators who had previously received an ad hoc initial assessment questionnaire (QAI) by email.
PLACE
The scope is the 11 ZBS of a health area.
PARTICIPANTS
The study population is the ZBS and the respective teams represented by the medical and nursing coordinations.
INTERVENTIONS
Promote a community health commission, carry out training actions, record activities in clinical history and incorporate management objectives.
MAIN MEASUREMENTS
Quantitative and qualitative analysis was carried out pre and post after the first year of intervention.
RESULTS
In the pre-evaluation: 6 primary care teams (EAP) reported having group activities, 4 were participating in local action projects, 4 had a professional referent for community activities, 3 participated in projects with populations in vulnerable situations and 4 stated have specific meetings on community health. After the intervention: 11 EAPs had group activities, 8 had a reference professional, 6 were participating in local action projects, 4 collaborated in projects with vulnerable populations and 5 held meetings on community health.
CONCLUSIONS
The intervention proved effective after its first year of implementation, since all the EAPs carried out group activities and collaborated with the local councils in the area; the majority had leading professionals in community care and, to a lesser extent, participation in local action projects and in vulnerable populations increased.
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