[Human resources requirements for diabetic patients healthcare in primary care clinics of the Mexican Institute of Social Security].
OBJECTIVE
To estimate the requirements of human resources (HR) of two models of care for diabetes patients: conventional and specific, also called DiabetIMSS, which are provided in primary care clinics of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS).


METHODS
An evaluative research was conducted. An expert group identified the HR activities and time required to provide healthcare consistent with the best clinical practices for diabetic patients. HR were estimated by using the evidence-based adjusted service target approach for health workforce planning; then, comparisons between existing and estimated HRs were made.


RESULTS
To provide healthcare in accordance with the patients' metabolic control, the conventional model required increasing the number of family doctors (1.2 times) nutritionists (4.2 times) and social workers (4.1 times). The DiabetIMSS model requires greater increase than the conventional model.


CONCLUSIONS
Increasing HR is required to provide evidence-based healthcare to diabetes patients.
Unidad de Investigación en Epidemiológica y en Servicios de Salud, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México, México.
Svetlana V
SV
Doubova
Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad, Hospital de Pediatría, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México, México.
Claudine
C
Ramírez-Sánchez
Unidad de Investigación en Epidemiológica y en Servicios de Salud, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México, México.
Alejandro
A
Figueroa-Lara
División de Protección Social y Salud, Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, México, México.
Ricardo
R
Pérez-Cuevas
D000047:Academies and Institutes; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012943:Social Security; D000078329:Workforce