RECORDING ACTIVITIES IN THE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEM

This descriptive study analyzed the recording of activities carried out by healthcare professionals in the Primary Healthcare Information System. It used records from the Primary Healthcare Units of Divinópolis in the state of Minas Gerais, from the period 1998 – 2010; the information was stored, or...

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Main Authors: Camila Silveira Santos, Tarcisio Laerte Gontijo, Elaine Cristina Dias Franco, Ricardo Bezerra Cavalcante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2012-06-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v17i2.23098
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author Camila Silveira Santos
Tarcisio Laerte Gontijo
Elaine Cristina Dias Franco
Ricardo Bezerra Cavalcante
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description This descriptive study analyzed the recording of activities carried out by healthcare professionals in the Primary Healthcare Information System. It used records from the Primary Healthcare Units of Divinópolis in the state of Minas Gerais, from the period 1998 – 2010; the information was stored, organized and categorized according to the set of activities carried out and professional category; the descriptive analysis was done using the program TabWin, version 3.6. In the period in question, more than 1.6 million activities were registered, with individual activities predominating (65%). Group activities represented 11,3% of the records, while home visits and educational activities represented 6,3% and 1,3% respectively. It was concluded that the principal activities reflect traditional, illness-centered care practices which prioritize individualized care to the detriment of activities based around prevention, health promotion and family healthcare, as is called for by the principles of Primary Healthcare in Brazil
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spelling doaj.art-41af82c8a68d4f1087084682bbc9b1c22022-12-21T23:16:35ZengUniversidade Federal do ParanáCogitare Enfermagem1414-85362176-91332012-06-01172331335http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v17i2.23098RECORDING ACTIVITIES IN THE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEMCamila Silveira SantosTarcisio Laerte GontijoElaine Cristina Dias FrancoRicardo Bezerra CavalcanteThis descriptive study analyzed the recording of activities carried out by healthcare professionals in the Primary Healthcare Information System. It used records from the Primary Healthcare Units of Divinópolis in the state of Minas Gerais, from the period 1998 – 2010; the information was stored, organized and categorized according to the set of activities carried out and professional category; the descriptive analysis was done using the program TabWin, version 3.6. In the period in question, more than 1.6 million activities were registered, with individual activities predominating (65%). Group activities represented 11,3% of the records, while home visits and educational activities represented 6,3% and 1,3% respectively. It was concluded that the principal activities reflect traditional, illness-centered care practices which prioritize individualized care to the detriment of activities based around prevention, health promotion and family healthcare, as is called for by the principles of Primary Healthcare in Brazilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v17i2.23098Information systemPrimary healthcareFamily health
spellingShingle Camila Silveira Santos
Tarcisio Laerte Gontijo
Elaine Cristina Dias Franco
Ricardo Bezerra Cavalcante
RECORDING ACTIVITIES IN THE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEM
Cogitare Enfermagem
Information system
Primary healthcare
Family health
title RECORDING ACTIVITIES IN THE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEM
title_full RECORDING ACTIVITIES IN THE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEM
title_fullStr RECORDING ACTIVITIES IN THE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEM
title_full_unstemmed RECORDING ACTIVITIES IN THE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEM
title_short RECORDING ACTIVITIES IN THE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEM
title_sort recording activities in the primary healthcare information system
topic Information system
Primary healthcare
Family health
url http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v17i2.23098
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