Objective: To evaluate the Work ability index for nurses in primary health care considering the sociodemographic factors and health conditions of workers. Methods:A Cross-sectional study, of a quantitative approach involving 70 nurses of the Family Health Strategies of a municipality in northeastern Brazil. Data collection occurred during the months of May and June 2015 and used the Brazilian version of a standardized questionnaire to calculate Work Ability Index. For data analysis, the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for descriptive analysis, from the distribution of absolute and relative frequencies of the sociodemographic and labor variables.Results: As a result, it is highlighted that 51.5% of nurses reported "good" current work ability. However, the disease diagnosed more frequently in the last 12 months were musculoskeletal diseases, remaining the endocrine, gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases at the same level. Conclusion:It is concluded that the high percentage of workers with a good ability to work. However, there is a need to restore the physical and physiological state of nurses working in primary health care. The mentioned strategies aim to maintain a safe and adequate working environment and encourage healthy lifestyle habits and provide permanent training.
Abstract:There is now a growing need for improvement in health services provided in all health institutions. One possible strategy with this aim is to identify factors that may directly interfere with the quality of care and, therefore, determine the satisfaction of the user of this service . The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of satisfaction of postpartum women admitted to a maternity ward, taking into account the existing structure and services provided by the institution. This is an exploratory, descriptive research of quantitative nature developed at the Deodato Cartaxo maternity hospital, belonging to the Regional Hospital of Cajazeiras, located in the municipality of Cajazeiras, Paraiba State in Brazil. The population was composed of hospitalized puerperal women and the sample of 100 woman was performed for convenience, systematic of the proportional type with a sample error of 5%. The data collection period was between the months of august and september 2015. The instrument of data collection was SERVQUAL, evaluating its five quality indicators (tangibility, reliability, attendance, safety and empathy). The results were presented in table form with their respective absolute and relative frequencies. Among the indicators studied, reliability, care and security were the ones that generated the most satisfaction among the puerperal woman and tangibility was referred to as an indicator of dissatisfaction among the users.
Background Indigenous patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have expressed concerns about barriers to access IBD care. The limited evidence of IBD among Indigenous people highlights the need for studies evaluating access to IBD care in this population. Aims We aimed to compare health care utilization between First Nations (FNs) and individuals from the general population (GP) diagnosed with IBD in Saskatchewan (SK). Methods A population-based retrospective cohort study was conducted using administrative health databases of SK from 1998 to 2017 fiscal years. As a patient-oriented research initiative, outcomes of interest were chosen in collaboration with Indigenous patients and family advocates. A validated algorithm requiring multiple health care contacts was applied to identify incident IBD cases. The self-declared FN status variable was used to divide IBD cases between FNs and the general population (GP). To balance the groups, 1:5 age and sex matching was applied. Cox-proportional models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). Stratified analysis was completed for those diagnosed before and after 2008 (pre- and post-biologic eras). Results A matched cohort with 696 IBD incident cases was created (FN=116, GP=580). Comparing health care utilization of FNs and individuals from the GP with IBD, there were no statistically significant differences in outpatient gastroenterology visits (FNs=81.0%, GP=83.6%), colonoscopies (FNs=91.4%, GP=86.9%), and surgeries for IBD (FNs=31.0%, GP=33.5%). We observed differences in prescription claims for any medication for IBD (FNs=79.3%, GP=89.3%) and 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) claims (FNs=75.9%, GP=81.4%). The HRs adjusted by rural/urban residence and diagnostic type showed differences in prescription claims for any IBD medication (HR=0.52, 95%CI 0.41–0.65) and 5-ASA (HR=0.57, 95%CI 0.45–0.72). In the pre-biologic era, FNs had a lower risk of having a prescription claim for any IBD medication (HR=0.32, 95%CI 0.23–0.45) and 5-ASA (HR=0.33, 95%CI 0.24–0.47), respectively. These differences were not significant in the post-biologic era. Conclusions Our study identified an inverse association between FN status and having prescription medication claims for IBD in SK. We considered multiple confounding variables when evaluating this association but could not control by disease severity. Thus, this association might reflect a barrier to access IBD medications or that FNs with IBD might present a milder disease. Further studies should continue evaluating access to IBD care, medication use, and disease severity among FNs living with IBD. Funding Agencies Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research (SCPOR), Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF), and College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan.
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