%0 Journal Article
%T Assessing the Quality of Diabetic Patients Care Evaluaci車n de la calidad de la atenci車n al paciente diab谷tico
%A Belkis Vicente S芍nchez
%A Elodia Rivas Alp赤zar
%A Gisela Zerquera Trujillo
%A Dania Peraza Alejo
%J Finlay : Revista de Enfermedades no Transmisibles
%D 2012
%I Universidad de las Ciencias M谷dicas de Cienfuegos
%X Background: to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the actions of family doctors and nurses in this area is an indispensable requisite in order to achieve a comprehensive health care. Objective: to assess the quality of health care provided to diabetic patients by the family doctor in Abreus health area. Methods: a descriptive and observational study based on the application of tools to assess the performance of family doctors in the treatment of diabetes mellitus in the five family doctors consultation in Abreus health area from January to July 2011 was conducted. The five doctors working in these consultations, as well as the 172 diabetic patients were included in the study. At the same time, 172 randomly selected medical records were also revised. Through observation, the existence of some necessary material resources and the quality of their performance as well as the quality of medical records were evaluated. Patient criteria served to assess the quality of the health care provided. Results: scientific and technical training on diabetes mellitus has been insufficient; the necessary equipment for the appropriate care and monitoring of patients with diabetes is available; in 2.9% of medical records reviewed, interrogation appears in its complete form including the complete physical examination in 12 of them and the complete medical indications in 26. Conclusions: the quality of comprehensive medical care to diabetic patients included in the study is compromised. Doctors interviewed recognized the need to be trained in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes in order to improve their professional performance and enhance the quality of the health care provided to these patients. Fundamento: elevar la eficiencia y efectividad de las acciones del m谷dico y la enfermera de la familia, es requisito indispensable para el desarrollo de una atenci車n m谷dica integral. Objetivo: evaluar la calidad de la atenci車n al paciente diab谷tico por el m谷dico de la familia, en el 芍rea de salud de Abreus. M谷todos: se realiz車 un estudio observacional, descriptivo basado en la aplicaci車n de instrumentos para evaluar el desempe o de m谷dicos de la familia en el tratamiento de la diabetes mellitus en los cinco consultorios de la familia, del 芍rea de salud de Abreus en el per赤odo de enero a julio del 2011. Se incluyeron los cinco m谷dicos que laboraban en los consultorios y 172 pacientes diab谷ticos, adem芍s se revisaron 172 historias cl赤nicas seleccionadas al azar. Se evalu車 mediante la observaci車n, la existencia de algunos recursos materiales necesarios y su calidad en el fun
%K garant赤a de la calidad de atenci車n de salud
%K atenci車n a la salud
%K atenci車n al paciente
%K diabetes mellitus
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