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OBJECTIVE: The PaRIS Survey is an initiative led by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in twenty-one countries, including Spain, to promote people-centred health care. The objective of the study aimed to describe PROMS and PREMS (Patient Reported Outcomes and Experience Measures, respectively) from patients who were in contact with Primary Care Centres, in order to establish a set of reliable, valid and internationally comparable indicators. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with two questionnaires will be carried out: one applied online for professionals from Primary Care Centres and another by telephone or online for patients aged forty-five and older of the same Health Care Centres. The domains covered are: characteristics of the Health Centre and of the professionals; sociodemographic characteristics of the patients; lifestyles; health care capacities; PROMs and PREMs. CONCLUSIONS: The study offers a unique opportunity to evaluate the health outcomes and experiences of the care received in Primary Care from patient's perspective. This information is essential to help policymakers better understand the performance of their health system and how it could be improved, particularly in relation to chronic care in Primary Care.
OBJETIVO: La Encuesta de Indicadores Referidos por los Pacientes (PaRIS, por sus siglas en inglés) es una iniciativa liderada por la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos en veintiún países, incluyendo España, para promover una atención sanitaria centrada en las personas. El objetivo del estudio fue describir los resultados en salud y las experiencias referidas por los pacientes (PROMs y PREMs, por sus siglas en inglés Patient Reported Outcomes and Experience Measures, respectivamente) que tuvieron contacto con los Centros de Atención Primaria (CAP), con la finalidad de establecer un conjunto de indicadores confiables, válidos e internacionalmente comparables. METODOS: Se realizará un estudio transversal, con dos cuestionarios: online para profesionales de los Centros de Atención Primaria y telefónico u online para los pacientes de cuarenta y cinco años y más, que acudieron a los CAP. Los dominios abarcados son: características del Centro de Atención Primaria y de los profesionales; características sociodemográficas de los pacientes; estilos de vida; capacidades; PROMs y PREMs. CONCLUSIONES: PaRIS ofrece una oportunidad para medir resultados de salud y las experiencias en Atención Primaria desde la perspectiva del paciente. Esta información es fundamental para ayudar a los gestores a comprender mejor el desempeño del sistema de salud y detectar posibilidades de mejora, particularmente en relación con la atención crónica.
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Life Style , Humans , Aged , Cross-Sectional Studies , Paris , Spain , Surveys and Questionnaires , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
Fundamentos: La Encuesta de Indicadores Referidos por los Pacientes (PaRIS, por sus siglas en inglés) es una iniciativa liderada por la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos en veintiún países, incluyendo España, para promover una atención sanitaria centrada en las personas. El objetivo del estudio fue describir los resultados en salud y las experiencias referidas porlos pacientes (PROMs y PREMs, por sus siglas en inglésPatient Reported Outcomes and Experience Measures, respectivamente) quetuvieron contacto con los Centros de Atención Primaria (CAP), con la finalidad de establecer un conjunto de indicadores confiables,válidos e internacionalmente comparables. Métodos: Se realizará un estudio transversal, con dos cuestionarios: online para profesionales de los Centros de Atención Primaria y telefónico u online para los pacientes de cuarenta y cinco años y más, que acudieron a los CAP. Los dominios abarcados son: características del Centro de Atención Primaria y de los profesionales; características sociodemográficas de los pacientes; estilos devida; capacidades; PROMs y PREMs. Conclusiones: PaRIS ofrece una oportunidad para medir resultados de salud y las experiencias en Atención Primaria desde laperspectiva del paciente. Esta información es fundamental para ayudar a los gestores a comprender mejor el desempeño del sistemade salud y detectar posibilidades de mejora, particularmente en relación con la atención crónica.(AU)
Background: The PaRIS Survey is an initiative led by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in twenty-onecountries, including Spain, to promote people-centred health care. The objective of the study aimed to describe PROMS and PREMS(Patient Reported Outcomes and Experience Measures, respectively) from patients who were in contact with Primary Care Centres, inorder to establish a set of reliable, valid and internationally comparable indicators. Methods: A cross-sectional study with two questionnaires will be carried out: one applied online for professionals from Primary CareCentres and another by telephone or online for patients aged forty-five and older of the same Health Care Centres. The domains coveredare: characteristics of the Health Centre and of the professionals; sociodemographic characteristics of the patients; lifestyles; health carecapacities; PROMs and PREMs. Conclusions: The study offers a unique opportunity to evaluate the health outcomes and experiences of the care received inPrimary Care from patients perspective. This information is essential to help policymakers better understand the performance oftheir health system and how it could be improved, particularly in relation to chronic care in Primary Care.(AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Health Status Indicators , Primary Health Care , Patient Reported Outcome Measures , Chronic Disease , Patient Care , Quality of Health Care , Surveys and Questionnaires , Cross-Sectional Studies , Public Health , SpainABSTRACT
PURPOSE: We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a virtual community of practice (vCoP) in improving primary health care professionals' (HCPs') attitudes toward empowering patients with chronic disease. METHODS: We conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial. Practices were units of randomization, and primary HCPs and patients were units of analysis. Sixty-three practices in Madrid, Catalonia, and the Canary Islands were randomly allocated to the intervention or control groups. Randominzation of practices was performed after HCP and patient recruitment. The patients and statistician were anonymized to group allocation; it was not possible to anonymize HCPs. The intervention was a 12-month multicomponent tailored vCoP built on the Web 2.0 concept and focused on skills toward patient empowerment. The primary outcome was Patient-Provider Orientation Scale (PPOS) score at baseline and at 12 months. The secondary outcome was the Patient Activation Measure (PAM) score. RESULTS: A total of 321 HCPs and 1,921 patients were assessed. The intervention had a positive effect on PPOS total score (0.14 points higher in the vCoP arm; 95% CI, 0.03-0.25; P = .011) and the PPOS Sharing subscale (0.3 points higher in the vCoP arm; 95% CI, 0.15-0.44; P < .001). No effect was found for the PPOS Caring subscale, and no significant differences were found for PAM scores. CONCLUSIONS: A vCoP led to a minor increase in the PPOS Sharing component and the total score but not in the Caring component. However, considerable uncertainty remains, given the observed attrition and other limitations of the study. Further research is needed on the effectiveness of the vCoP model and on how to improve HCP engagement.VISUAL ABSTRACT.
