title: Barriers to Providing Health Education During Primary Care Visits at Community Health Centers: Clinical Staff Insights.
abstract: The rapid increase of diverse patients living in the US has created a different set of needs in healthcare, with the persistence of health disparities continuing to challenge the current system. Chronic disease management has been discussed as a way to improve health outcomes, with quality patient education being a key component. Using a community based participatory research framework, this study utilized a web-based survey and explored clinical staff perceptions of barriers to providing patient education during primary care visits. With a response rate of nearly 42 %, appointment time allotment seemed to be one of the most critical factors related to the delivery of health education and should be considered key. The importance of team-based care and staff training were also significant. Various suggestions were made in order to improve the delivery of quality patient education at community health centers located in underserved areas.
authors: School of Nursing, Fairfield University, 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield, CT, 06824, USA. jplanas@fairfield.edu.
authors: Jessica
authors: J
authors: Alicea-Planas
authors: Quality Improvement, Optimus Healthcare, Inc., 982 East Main Street, Bridgeport, CT, 06608, USA. apose@opthc.org.
authors: Alix
authors: A
authors: Pose
authors: School Based Health Centers and Wellness Programs, Optimus Healthcare, Inc., 982 East Main Street, Bridgeport, CT, 06608, USA. lsmith@opthc.org.
authors: Linda
authors: L
authors: Smith
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003151:Community Health Centers; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008503:Medical Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Clinical staff perceptions; Community health centers; Health disparities; Health education