User satisfaction is known to be related to quality of healthcare. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of contextual and individual factors associated with user dissatisfaction with the Brazilian Unified National Health System (SUS). This was a cross-sectional multilevel study. Data were collected via telephone by the ombudsman's office of the SUS. Telephone numbers were randomly selected from a telephone company database. Health services, socioeconomic, and individual demographic variables were evaluated, in addition to information on the municipalities. The outcome variable was dissatisfaction with the SUS. Hierarchical multilevel logistic regression was used, and 18,673 individuals were contacted. Prevalence of dissatisfaction was 63.4% (95%CI: 62.7-64.1). Unmet demand (OR = 3.66), waiting time > 4 hours (OR = 2.82), and number of Primary Healthcare Units (OR = 0.89) were associated statistically with dissatisfaction. Characteristics of the health teams' work process showed a strong association with dissatisfaction.
The Brazilian network of emergency care, in recent years, has shown significant progress. The objective was to evaluate contextual and individual factors associated with the satisfaction with public emergency health services. This was a cross-sectional multilevel study carried out between June 2011 and January 2012. Data were collected via telephone at the ombudsman’s office of the Brazilian Unified National Health System (SUS). Telephone numbers were randomly selected from a telephone company database. Health services, socioeconomic, and individual demographic variables were evaluated, in addition to information about the municipalities. The outcome variable was dissatisfaction with public emergency health services in Brazil. Multilevel logistic regression was performed and 7,027 individuals from 61 municipalities answered the survey. The prevalence of perceived dissatisfaction was 48.1% (95%CI: 46.9-49.3). Variables that remained significantly associated with the outcome are: age up to 20 years, 16 or more years of education, lives in the Central region, non-resolved demands, longer waiting times, and accessing emergency in a primary care service. Prevalence of a perceived dissatisfaction is predominantly associated with care’s waiting time and the length needed to resolve the demand.
Introdução: A Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) se qualifica como um importante campo para implementação do uso de plantas medicinais e fitoterápicos, enquanto modalidade terapêutica associada ao tratamento medicamentoso. A inclusão dessa prática no âmbito da APS deve seguir os princípios do SUS, proporcionando assistência universal, integral, equânime, contínua e resolutiva aos usuários. É relevante ter conhecimento sobre a percepção dos profissionais da saúde acerca do tema, bem como ter ciência sobre o nível de entendimento destes sobre a temática. Objetivos: Este estudo visou analisar a produção científica sobre a percepção de profissionais da APS acerca das plantas medicinais e fitoterápicos nos estudos dos últimos dez anos. Material e métodos: Trata-se de uma revisão de literatura do tipo integrativa, no qual a busca dos estudos foi realizada na Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde (BVS), onde foram encontrados 10 estudos pertinentes ao tema. A análise da discussão foi realizada por meio de categorias pré-selecionadas pelas pesquisadoras. Resultados: A apresentação dos resultados foi realizada por meio das categorias: Qualificação dos profissionais para atuação em fitoterapia no SUS, a percepção sobre a inserção da prática no âmbito laboral, receptividade dos profissionais da atenção básica sobre plantas medicinais e fitoterápicos; e prescrição e/ou orientação da fitoterapia pelos profissionais da APS. Conclusão: Os resultados demonstraram que a percepção dos profissionais sobre plantas medicinais e fitoterápicos é positiva, e estes informam, inclusive, as vantagens da prática no âmbito laboral. Porém, o conhecimento desses profissionais sobre o tema ainda é incompleto, por isso denotam-se incapazes de realizar uma prescrição ou mesmo orientação à população no que concerne ao uso correto dessa terapêutica. Acerca disto, a pesquisa concluiu também, que os profissionais de saúde sentem necessidade de apoio da gestão local com relação a prática, bem como capacitações e educação permanente com toda a equipe da ESF.
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