Elderly care

Performance of interventions carried out by More Doctors Program professionals

Bibliographic Data

ID4189401
AuthorsMaria Elizabeth Gastal Fassa (0000-0002-2839-3761, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Elaine Tomasi (0000-0001-7328-6044, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Anaclaudia G Fassa (0000-0001-6070-6214, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Elaine Thumé (0000-0002-1169-8884, UFPel, Brazil), Louriele Wachs (0000-0001-5532-1483, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Leonardo Pozza (0000-0002-3993-3786, Universidade Federal do Pampa), Pâmela Moraes Volz (0000-0002-8548-7190, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Leandro Rodrigues (0000-0001-5652-8056, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Luiz Augusto Facchini (0000-0002-5746-5170, UFPel, Brazil)
Year2019
Volume23
Issuesuppl 1
Publication date2019-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInterface - Comunicação Saúde Educação (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1414-3283 • E-ISSN: 1807-5762
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/interface.170795
OpenAlexW2923144386
SCIELO_PIDS1414-32832019000600209
LanguageEN
References cited11

In order to assess coverage and quality of elderly care, a cross-sectional study of 204 interventions of Family Health Specialization students of UFPel was conducted, both connected and not connected to the More Doctors Program (PMM). The coverage difference between the third and first months of intervention and the percentage at the end of the third month were calculated in order to obtain quality indicators. An average increase in coverage of 35.7 percentage points (pp) (32.9, 38.6) was found: 42.1 pp (38.6, 45.7) and 26.1 pp (22.3, 30) were, respectively, related and not related to PMM. Brief Multidimensional Assessment (AMR), up-to-date clinical examination and assessment of the need for dental treatment showed better results in interventions conducted by PMM professionals. The interventions were effective regardless of supply and nationality, obtaining significantly better results those conducted by PMM professionals, especially Cubans

Family medicine · Health care · Health professionals · Immigration · Intervention (counseling · Nationality · Psychological intervention · Quality (philosophy · Aging, Health, and Disability · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Health and Medical Education · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology

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