Resolubility of eye care in a secondary care center: a quantitative approach
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the resolubility of ophthalmologic care in an integrated health center. Methods This was a cross-sectional study including 816 patients who were attended from November 2013 to November of 2015. Data were collected from a medical consultation database and patients’...
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doaj-2b4a7eee8c1c4ae8a103a2d851bfdd8d2020-11-25T00:40:40ZengInstituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert EinsteinEinstein (São Paulo)2317-638517310.31744/einstein_journal/2019gs4385S1679-45082019000300300Resolubility of eye care in a secondary care center: a quantitative approachInês Paula Regina Mainini OliveiraSilmara MeneguinABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the resolubility of ophthalmologic care in an integrated health center. Methods This was a cross-sectional study including 816 patients who were attended from November 2013 to November of 2015. Data were collected from a medical consultation database and patients’ medical records. Results The majority of participants were women, non-diabetic, and had high school education. The main cause of referral for ophthalmologic evaluation was the consultation with a specialist, the waiting time for consultation was shorter for non-diabetic patients. Conclusion This Integrated health center presented, partial resolubility conditions to meet the ophthalmologic needs of users of the Brazilian Unified Health System. Eye care needs to be reorganized particularly by consider the priority cases of those at ophthalmological risk, and referrals should be done to the adequate care level and on time to guarantee resolubility.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082019000300300&lng=en&tlng=enSistema Único de SaúdeDiabetes mellitusAtenção secundária à saúdeSaúde ocular |
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Resolubility of eye care in a secondary care center: a quantitative approach |
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Resolubility of eye care in a secondary care center: a quantitative approach |
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Resolubility of eye care in a secondary care center: a quantitative approach |
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Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein |
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Einstein (São Paulo) |
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ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the resolubility of ophthalmologic care in an integrated health center. Methods This was a cross-sectional study including 816 patients who were attended from November 2013 to November of 2015. Data were collected from a medical consultation database and patients’ medical records. Results The majority of participants were women, non-diabetic, and had high school education. The main cause of referral for ophthalmologic evaluation was the consultation with a specialist, the waiting time for consultation was shorter for non-diabetic patients. Conclusion This Integrated health center presented, partial resolubility conditions to meet the ophthalmologic needs of users of the Brazilian Unified Health System. Eye care needs to be reorganized particularly by consider the priority cases of those at ophthalmological risk, and referrals should be done to the adequate care level and on time to guarantee resolubility. |
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Sistema Único de Saúde Diabetes mellitus Atenção secundária à saúde Saúde ocular |
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