ASSESSMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF FAMILY HEALTH UNITS AND EQUIPMENT USED IN PRIMARY CARE ACTIONS

Authors

  • Kênia Souto Moreira Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros.
  • Cássio de Almeida Lima Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri.
  • Maria Aparecida Vieira Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros.
  • Simone de Melo Costa Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i2.51283

Keywords:

Health services, Assessment of health services, Quality of health care, Family health strategy, Primary health care.

Abstract

The present study aimed to assess the quality of infrastructure in family health units and of the equipment used in primary care actions. Quantitative, cross-sectional analytical study conducted in 2014 in a large city of Minas Gerais, with assessment of the subdimension Self-assessment for Access and Quality Improvement in Primary Care of 75 teams. The subdimension was considered unsatisfactory by 48% of the units. Few units met all the requirements assessed for all health actions: (5.3%) regarding the delivery of private, personalized health care services; (9.3%) regarding availability of telephone line and internet connection; (1.3%) regarding resources needed to meet emergency care needs; (1.3%) regarding the availability of a vehicle for the transportation of the health teams in planned external activities; (4%) regarding the visual identification of the facilities and teams. The availability of a telephone line and internet connection showed the highest average in urban areas and the availability of a vehicle for transportation of the teams was higher in rural areas (p <0.05). The assessment of the quality of infrastructure and equipment by the teams was predominantly negative, impacting the consolidation of Primary Care.

Author Biographies

Kênia Souto Moreira, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros.

Enfermeira. Mestre em Cuidado Primárioem Saúde pela Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros. Montes Claros-MG-Brasil. 

Cássio de Almeida Lima, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri.

Enfermeiro. Mestrando pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde, Sociedade e Ambiente. Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde da Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri. Diamantina-MG-Brasil.

Maria Aparecida Vieira, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros.

Enfermeira. Doutora em Ciências. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros. Montes Claros-MG-Brasil.

Simone de Melo Costa, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros.

Cirurgiã-Dentista. Doutora em Odontologia-Saúde Coletiva. Professora do Departamento de Odontologia e do Programa de Pós-graduação Stricto Sensu em Cuidado Primário em Saúde da Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros. Montes Claros-MG-Brasil.

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Published

2017-06-29

How to Cite

Moreira, K. S., Lima, C. de A., Vieira, M. A., & Costa, S. de M. (2017). ASSESSMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF FAMILY HEALTH UNITS AND EQUIPMENT USED IN PRIMARY CARE ACTIONS. Cogitare Enfermagem, 22(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i2.51283

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2017)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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