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Primary care physician satisfaction with patients diagnosed with depression: International Depression Project results from Colombia
Gómez-Restrepo, Carlos; Bohórquez Peñaranda, Adriana; Okuda Benavides, Mayumi; Gil Laverde, Jacky Fabian; Sanchez Díaz, Natalia.
Affiliation
  • Gómez-Restrepo, Carlos; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. School of Medicine. Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Bogotá. CO
  • Bohórquez Peñaranda, Adriana; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. School of Medicine. Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Bogotá. CO
  • Okuda Benavides, Mayumi; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. School of Medicine. Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Bogotá. CO
  • Gil Laverde, Jacky Fabian; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. School of Medicine. Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Bogotá. CO
  • Sanchez Díaz, Natalia; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. School of Medicine. Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Bogotá. CO
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-440222
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ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To characterize physician satisfaction with doctor-patient encounters, distinguishing between those involving patients diagnosed with depression and those involving patients without depression, as well as to determine the impact of an educational intervention aimed at improving the recognition and management of depression in primary care practice, in Bogotá, Columbia.

METHOD:

Physician satisfaction when treating outpatients in primary care centers was assesed by means of a questionnaire applied before and after the intervention.

RESULTS:

The intervention was given to 18 physicians and 5 nurses. A total of 1650 questionnaires related to visits were collected in the first phase, and 1832 were collected in the second one. The percentage of patients diagnosed with depression increased from 5.9 percent (95 percent CI 4.8-7.1 percent) before the intervention to 10.6 percent (95 percent CI 9.2-12.06 percent) after. The total duration of the clinical encounter did not change significantly. The percentage of time spent on the physical problems/concerns of the patients decreased in both types of visits.

CONCLUSIONS:

Health professional satisfaction was the greatest when dealing with the physical problems of the patient. However, in both types of visits, the degree of satisfaction when dealing with the psychological aspects increased after the intervention.
RESUMO

OBJETIVO:

Caracterizar a satisfação dos clínicos com os encontros médico-paciente, distinguindo entre aqueles que envolvem pacientes diagnosticados com depressão e aqueles que envolvem pacientes sem depressão, bem como determinar o impacto de uma intervenção educacional visando a melhorar o reconhecimento e o gerenciamento da depressão na prática de atendimento primário em Bogotá, Colômbia.

MÉTODO:

A satisfação dos clínicos ao tratarem de pacientes ambulatoriais em centros de atendimento primário foi avaliada por meio de um questionário aplicado antes e depois da intervenção.

RESULTADOS:

A intervenção foi ministrada a 18 clínicos e cinco enfermeiras. Um total de 1.650 questionários relativos às visitas foram coletados na primeira fase e 1.832 foram coletados na segunda fase. O percentual de pacientes diagnosticados com depressão aumentou de 5,9 por cento (IC 95 por cento 4,8-7,1 por cento), antes da intervenção, para 10,6 por cento (IC 95 por centoI 9,2-12,06 por cento) após a mesma. A duração total do encontro clínico não se modificou significativamente. O percentual de tempo despendido como os problemas/preocupações físicos dos pacientes decresceu em ambos os tipos de visitas.

CONCLUSÕES:

A satisfação dos profissionais de saúde foi mais alta ao tratarem dos problemas físicos dos pacientes. No entanto, em ambos os tipos de visitas o grau de satisfação ao tratarem dos aspectos psicológicos aumentou após a intervenção.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: SDG3 - Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health / SDG3 - Target 3C: Increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce Health problem: Delivery Arrangements / Authority and Accountability for Healthcare Workers / Healthcare Workforce Management Database: LILACS Main subject: Physician-Patient Relations / Physicians, Family / Primary Health Care / Depression / Job Satisfaction Type of study: Diagnostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Adult / Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Colombia Language: English Journal: Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.) Journal subject: Psychiatry Year: 2006 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Institution/Affiliation country: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana/CO
Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: SDG3 - Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health / SDG3 - Target 3C: Increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce Health problem: Delivery Arrangements / Authority and Accountability for Healthcare Workers / Healthcare Workforce Management Database: LILACS Main subject: Physician-Patient Relations / Physicians, Family / Primary Health Care / Depression / Job Satisfaction Type of study: Diagnostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Adult / Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Colombia Language: English Journal: Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.) Journal subject: Psychiatry Year: 2006 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Institution/Affiliation country: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana/CO
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