title: Tool to measure workload of health professionals in Primary Health Care: development and validation.
abstract: Objective To develop and validate an instrument that addresses the interventions/activities carried out by the family health team as reference for staff planning. Method Methodological research developed in stages: instrument development, content validation, and pilot test in three units located in the southeastern region of Brazil. Results 39 interventions were validated in a single instrument to measure workload for clinician, dental surgeon, oral health technician/assistant, nurse, nurse assistant, and community health agent. In the pilot test, the instrument contained 100% of the interventions observed and the observers reached 93.7% agreement. Conclusion The proposed instrument is an innovating tool because of its configuration for health team and supports staff planning in primary health care.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Daiana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bonfim
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria José Bistafa
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Socia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Célia Regina
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Pierantoni
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ana Estela
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Raquel Rapone
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Gaidzinski