[Family physicians and the demand for care. An opinion poll].

Abstract:

OBJECTIVES:To find the views of family doctors (FD) on care demand, its conditioning factors, its repercussions and possible rationalizing measures, and to relate these to personal and professional characteristics. DESIGN:A descriptive crossover study. SETTING:Primary care. PARTICIPANTS:140 of 262 FD from Health Centres in Navarra who responded to a self-filled questionnaire. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS:The doctors stated they averaged 31.3 patients per day (SD = 14.3) and thought that the ideal was 21.2 (SD = 9.6). 69.2% attendances were unjustified. 57.7% considered the volume of demand obstructed other health activities: teaching (50%) and research (52.9%) were the activities most obstructed, and professional satisfaction (41.4%) the personal aspect most affected. CONCLUSIONS:A high percentage of those surveyed think that there is excessive care pressure with affects other activities and the welfare and relationships of the FDs. Among measures aimed at rationalizing health-care demand, the development of nursing activity and coordination of care levels must be considered.

journal_name

Aten Primaria

journal_title

Atencion primaria

authors

Loayssa Lara JR,Indurain Orduña S,Extremera Urabayen V,Agreda Peiró J,Extramiana Cameno E,Vilches Plaza C

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1997-06-15 00:00:00

pages

34-40

issue

1

eissn

0212-6567

issn

1578-1275

journal_volume

20

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