title: [Clinical and managerial autonomy. Perception of the coordinators of the health centers in Mallorca, Spain].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The self-management has been linked with increased efficiency and job satisfaction. Before any changes aimed at a more autonomous management is important to know the position of professionals and managers. objective: To assess the importance attached by the coordinators of the health centers (HC) to the clinical and managerial autonomy, knowing their decision making capacity and their expectations about the feasibility of implementing a project of self-management.
  
  
  METHODS
  
  
  
  METHODS
  cross-sectional study, application questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  Primary Care, 2009.
  
  
  METHODS
  All the coordinators of the HC of Mallorca (N = 47).
  
  
  METHODS
  27 questions that explore the coordinator's opinion about the importance of the components of the self-management, its ability to present intervention, the propensity / aversion to risk, leadership, and the feasibility of a self-management.
  
  
  RESULTS
  response rate: 42/47 (89,4%). 42 (100%) attaches the highest importance to the management of human resources, 41 (97,6%) to demand management and 40 (95,2%) to the management of waiting lists. 15 (35,7%) would take a financial risk, 14 (33,3%) were considered trained and 18 (42,9%) were willing to lead a process of self-management. 14 (33,3%) thought that the professionals in your team would not be interested in a process of self-management and 29 (69%) believed that others could develop HC of Mallorca.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The respondents were coordinators have a limited ability to decide on the components of the self-management, being risk averse and make a little leadership ability and willingness to self-management projects.
authors.affiliation: Gerència d'Atenció Primària de Mallorca, Ib-Salut, Conselleria de Salut i Consum de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, España. gtamborero@terra.es
authors.forename: Gaspar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tamborero Cao
authors.forename: Amalia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gómez Nadal
authors.forename: Atanasio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García Pineda
authors.forename: Angélica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miguélez Chamorro
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Canet Martorell
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Esteva Cantó
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006270:Health Facility Administrators; D006801:Humans; D010559:Personnel Management; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires