title: [Quality evaluation of primary health care in an urban area of southern Brazil].
abstract: A 10% sample of patients who attended two Primary Health Care Units (PHCU) in Pelotas, RS (Brazil) was studied cross-sectionally for the purpose of measuring qualitatively the attention being offered to the population. According to domicilliar interviews, 15 days after their appointments, a solution (cure or improvement) was achieved in 87.9% of the patients. Patients or parents satisfaction (in the case of pediatric patients) was observed in nearly 90% of the sample. Patient satisfaction and solution were statistically associated (p = 0.04). Association between the solution and the availability of medicines in the PHCU was observed. Patients who had received the whole or a part of their treatment had 33% greater probability of solving their problem. Professional satisfaction was linearly associated with both perception of a better professional-patient relationship (PR = 3.48; CI95%2.17-5.59) and the expectation of a better patient prognosis (PR = 1.99; CI95%1.36-2.91).
authors: Departamento de Medicina Social da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), RS, Brasil.
authors: I S
authors: IS
authors: Halal
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Sparrenberger
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Bertoni
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Ciacomet
authors: C E
authors: CE
authors: Seibel
authors: F M
authors: FM
authors: Lahude
authors: G A
authors: GA
authors: Magalhães
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Barreto
authors: R C
authors: RC
authors: Lira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care
vernacular_title: Avaliação da qualidade de assistência primária à saúde em localidade urbana da região sul do Brasil.