Health Promotion and Primary Health Care: Examining the Discourse

Ashcroft, Rachelle

doi:10.1080/19371918.2014.938395

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“…Wellness checks were an entirely new activity whereby all primary care teams in our study reached out to their patients in the early waves of the pandemic, targeting their patients that they considered most vulnerable. Our study illustrates primary care teams' ability for rapid implementation of coordinated health-promotion outreach activities [45]. Although the actual impact is currently unknown, these wellness checks were a significant source of support and likely mitigated crises for some patients.…”

Section: High Demand For Mental Health Carementioning

confidence: 78%

Primary care teams’ experiences of delivering mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

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Background Integrated primary care teams are ideally positioned to support the mental health care needs arising during the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding how COVID-19 has affected mental health care delivery within primary care settings will be critical to inform future policy and practice decisions during the later phases of the pandemic and beyond. The objective of our study was to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary care teams’ delivery of mental health care. Methods A qualitative study using focus groups conducted with primary care teams in Ontario, Canada. Focus group data was analysed using thematic analysis. Results We conducted 11 focus groups with 10 primary care teams and a total of 48 participants. With respect to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health care in primary care teams, we identified three key themes: i) the high demand for mental health care, ii) the rapid transformation to virtual care, and iii) the impact on providers. Conclusions From the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, primary care quickly responded to the rising mental health care demands of their patients. Despite the numerous challenges they faced with the rapid transition to virtual care, primary care teams have persevered. It is essential that policy and decision-makers take note of the toll that these demands have placed on providers. There is an immediate need to enhance primary care’s capacity for mental health care for the duration of the pandemic and beyond.

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Section: High Demand For Mental Health Carementioning

confidence: 78%

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“…This lack of an understanding has been found to be a major barrier to diabetes self-management regimens [12]. Primary Health Care (PHC) is the rst contact of individuals with health care system to receive comprehensive services, such as prevention, diagnosis and treatment, health promotion, referral [13]. Nurses in PHC, worldwide, are seen as a key in the successful delivery of primary care services for chronic disease patients [14].…”

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confidence: 99%

Diabetes-Related Nutrition Knowledge Among Nurses in Primary Health Care

Busili¹,

Alhalal²

2021

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Aim: This study aimed to: (1) to investigate PHC nurses’ level of diabetes-related nutrition knowledge; (2) to assess PHC nurses’ perception about knowledgeability and role in provision of diabetes nutrition education; (3) to explore the relationship between nurses’ diabetes-related nutrition knowledge with nurses’ background and organizational support.Background: Diabetes is a prevalent global health issue that can be diagnosed and managed in primary health care (PHC). Nurses are the largest number of health care providers who work with diabetic patients to manage its complications. One of significant diabetes management components is nutrition. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional, correlational study with 163 PHC nurses in Jazan, Saudi Arabia was conducted. Self-administered survey was used with each nurse two times for test-retest reliability. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and correlational test. Results: Nurses had limited diabetes-related nutrition knowledge with a mean score of 11.65 out of 20, yet the majority perceived themselves competent and responsible in provision nutrition education to diabetic patients. The availability of time to attend courses and read about diabetes nutrition, and being informed about time and venue programmers of diabetes diet were positively correlated with nurses’ diabetes-related nutrition knowledge.Conclusion: The study highlighted the need to improve the education of PHC nurses in the field of diabetes nutrition, in particular the majority of PHC nurses regarded themselves as responsible for the nutrition education of diabetic patients. As well, organizational factors, such as availability of time and support, should be considered to enhance nurses’ knowledge.

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“…Primary Health Care (PHC) is the first contact of individuals with the health care system to receive comprehensive services, such as prevention, diagnosis and treatment, health promotion, referral, etc. [14,15]. Nurses in PHC, worldwide, are seen as a key in the successful delivery of primary care services for chronic disease patients [16].…”

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confidence: 99%