Alcance de las investigaciones del programa de maestría en atención primaria de salud / Scope of the research works in the program of the master's degree in primary health care course

Introducción: la atención primaria de salud ofrece enormes espacios para la investigación desde una perspectiva histórica de los resultados en salud en sus diferentes etapas de aplicación, en el campo de la investigación en sistemas y servicios de salud. Objetivo: identificar el alcance de las investigaciones del Programa de Maestría en Atención Primaria de Salud. Métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal en el periodo 2001-2014. Se aplicaron como técnicas de recogida de información la revisión documental, con análisis crítico de estos, como son: programa de estudio de la maestría, expedientes de autoevaluaciones por ediciones (8va., 9na., 10ma. y 11na.), así como los trabajos de terminación de Maestría de estas ediciones. Las variables objeto de estudio fueron: ediciones de la maestría, temáticas de investigación, líneas de investigación e impacto del alcance de las investigaciones. Resultados: la distribución de los trabajos de terminación de maestría (TTM) por ediciones responde a la matrícula certificada de cada edición y a las líneas de investigación declaradas en el programa. El tema más investigado fue el relacionado con el adulto mayor (18,97 por ciento). Conclusiones: los trabajos de terminación de la maestría responden a las líneas de investigación declaradas en el programa. El impacto de las investigaciones aplicadas desde la Maestría en Atención Primaria de Salud, tiene un el alcance a nivel local y territoriales en su gran mayoría demostrado la pertinencia e impacto social del programa de estúdio.

Introduction: primary health care offers wide possibilities for research, from a historical perspective of the health results at the various stages of implementation in the field of health system and service research. Objective: to identify the scope of research in the master's degree in public health care program. Methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in the 2001-2014 period. Data collection techniques included documentary reviews, with respective critical analysis, such as master's course curriculum, self-assessment records per course (8th,9th,10th and 11th ) as well as the final master' s degree papers in these years. The study variables were years of master's courses, research topics, research lines and impact of the research scope. Results: the distribution of final master's degree papers per course agreed with the certified registration of participants in each course and with the research lines stated in the program. The most studied topic was that of the older adult (18.97 percent). Conclusions: the final master's degree papers respond to the lines of research stated in the program. The impact of the research studies applied from the master's degree course in primary health care has local and territorial scope mostly proven by the relevance and social impact of the curriculum.

The Effect of Formative Program Evaluation on Continuous Program Improvement: A Case Study of a Clinical Training Program in Lao PDR

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the formative program evaluation on the continuous improvement of a clinical training program for Lao health professionals. The training program was conducted 4 times consecutively for total 48 health professionals, and the formative program evaluation was carried out during the whole process. To evaluate the satisfaction and the transfer of the trainees, the questionnaire survey, the focus group interview, and the trainees' medical records were used. After the end of each batch of the program, the evaluation data were analyzed, and its results were shared with the training management committee and the trainers, who, based on the results, reached a consensus on how to improve the program. The evaluation results and the comparison of them among the four batches of the program showed that there was a continuous increase of the satisfaction and the transfer of the trainees, especially in the early period of the program. The formative program evaluation which was conducted during the whole process of the clinical training program had a positive effect on the improvement of the program, especially in the early phase, by increasing the satisfaction and transfer of the trainees.