Study on the current situation of comprehensive medical and health medical services at primary medical institutions of a city / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To evaluate the current situation of comprehensive medical and health services of primary medical institutions in a city under the policy of family doctor contracted service, and explore the influencing factors and put forward improvement strategies, for the reference to improve the medical and health service level of primary medical institutions.Methods:In January 2021, 18 primary medical institutions in 3 counties(cities, districts) of a city in Shandong province were selected by stratified sampling method, and 60-70 contracted residents were selected from each institution for questionnaire survey. The questionnaire covered two dimensions service provision(19 items) and metion frequency of health problems(12 items). According to the principle of information saturation, qualitative interviews were conducted with 20 family doctors and 15 contracted residents to identify the current service needs and existing problems. Descriptive analysis was used for all data, and single factor analysis of variance and multiple linear regression analysis were used for influencing factors of comprehensive service scores of primary medical institutions.Results:1 098 contracted residents were included in this study, and the comprehensive service score was 3.15±0.42. The vaccination, maternal health care and health education scored higher with 3.80±0.54, 3.70±0.64, 3.78±0.57 respectively; The dermatology, mental health counseling and family sickbed scored lower, with 2.27±1.20, 2.97±1.01 and 1.92±1.18 respectively. Contracted institution, gender, age and marital status were the influencing factors of comprehensive service scores( P<0.05). Residents′ needs for family sickbeds, psychological counseling and fall prevention had not been met. Conclusions:The primary medical institutions of the city had provided better basic public health services, while unmet needs were demand for home sickbeds, psychological counseling and fall prevention. We should take effective measures to increase the service supply based on the needs of residents, and provide more comprehensive medical and health services for residents at primary medical institutions.