title: [Degree of satisfaction of primary health workers regarding a consultancy-based specialty care model].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the degree of satisfaction of primary health care workers with a model of specialty care based on consultancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire was delivered to the nurses and physicians of a Primary Care centre, in order to assess their satisfaction with the different activities in the specialty of endocrinology (1-5 points).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The consultancy activity itself was given 4.41 +/- 0.89 points by the nurses (n = 39) and 3.60 +/- 0.97 by physicians (n = 32) (p < 0.05), clinical sessions, 4.21 +/- 0.74 and 3.82 +/- 1.02, and diagnostic and therapeutic protocols, 4.12 +/- 0.71 points (physicians) (p < 0.05 vs consultancy). Global scores was 4.33 +/- 0.70 and 3.76 +/- 0.89 points, respectively. 74% and 80% of the nurses and 58% and 69% of the physicians considered the present model appropriate for other specialties and primary care center, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The health care workers at the primary care center assesse show a high degree of satisfaction with this model of specialised care based on consultancy.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. awagner@santpau.es
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Wägner Fahlin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Belda Eres
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peguero Rodríguez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rigla
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mauricio Puente
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Leiva Hidalgo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012017:Referral and Consultation