Chronic Disease Management in Primary Care: A Cross-Sectional Study in Türkiye

Year 2023, Volume: 5 Issue: 3, 211 - 216, 01.11.2023

Muhammed Atak , Mehmet Akif Sezerol , Zeynep Meva Altaş

https://doi.org/10.38175/phnx.1363973

Abstract

Objective: The aim of our study was to evaluate the chronic disease management of family physicians and family health workers and to examine their views on the Disease Management Platform (DMP) and the usability of this platform.
Material and Methods: This study is a descriptive cross-sectional type of study. The universe of the study consisted of family physicians and family health workers working in family health centers (FHC) in our country. Sociodemographic data, chronic disease management practices, questions about DMP, System Usability Scale (SUS) were asked.
Results: Of the participants 19.0% can make using the DMP system a part of their routine work. The percentage of those who thought that the biggest obstacle to the use of the DMP was the waste of time was 79.4%. The SUS scores of the participants who knew the number of obese, diabetic and hypertensive patients registered in their unit were also significantly higher (p<0.05). SUS scores of those who performed HPV and FOBT screenings were also significantly higher (p<0.05).
Conclusion: There is a need for interventions that will increase the implementation of preventive health services and the use of DMP. Since the time issue is reported as an obstacle to a large extent, regulations are also required on time management.

Keywords

Chronic disease, Disease management, Family physician, Screening, System usability

Birinci Basamakta Kronik Hastalık Yönetimi: Türkiye'de Kesitsel Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışmamızın amacı, aile hekimleri ve aile sağlığı çalışanlarının kronik hastalık yönetimini değerlendirmek ve Hastalık Yönetim Platformu (HYP) ve bu platformun kullanılabilirliği hakkındaki görüşlerini incelemektir.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışma tanımlayıcı kesitsel tipte bir çalışmadır. Çalışmanın evrenini ülkemizdeki aile sağlığı merkezlerinde (ASM) görev yapan aile hekimleri ve aile sağlığı çalışanları oluşturmaktadır. Sosyodemografik veriler, kronik hastalık yönetimi uygulamaları, HYP ile ilgili sorular, Sistem Kullanılabilirlik Ölçeği (SKS) sorulmuştur.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların %19,0’ı HYP sistemini kullanmayı rutin işlerinin bir parçası haline getirebilmektedir. HYP kullanımının önündeki en büyük engelin zaman kaybı olduğunu düşünenlerin oranı %79,4’tü. Biriminde kayıtlı obez, diyabetik ve hipertansif hasta sayısını bilen katılımcıların SKS puanları da anlamlı derecede yüksekti (p<0,05). HPV ve GGK taramalarını yapanların SKS puanları da anlamlı olarak daha yüksekti (p<0,05).
Sonuç: Koruyucu sağlık hizmetlerinin uygulanmasını ve HYP kullanımını artıracak müdahalelere ihtiyaç vardır. Zaman sorunu büyük ölçüde bir engel olarak bildirildiği için zaman yönetimi konusunda da düzenlemeler gerekmektedir.

Keywords

Kronik hastalık, Hastalık yönetimi, Aile hekimi, Tarama, Sistem kullanılabilirliği

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