Biomedical subjects

P Marset

Publications and source records attributed to P Marset.

8 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1992

[The influence of a prior appointment on primary care consultations in the Murcia region].

AIM: Analysis of how the prior appointment system affects various indicators of attendance. DESIGN: A multi-centered intervention study. SITE. Faculty of Medicine. Department of Social-Health Sciences. PATIENTS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS: Patients seen in the general consulting-rooms of urban and rural Health Centres during the same months in two successive years, i.e. before and after setting up the prior appointment system. INTERVENTIONS: Introduction of the prior appointment programme (a consultation, with the hour and date arranged beforehand). Questionnaire given to the patient at the end of the consultation. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN FINDINGS: The personal variations of age and sex, and also of those relating to the medical side were compared by means of the questionnaire, before and after the introduction of the prior appointment system. Significant differences were only seen in relation to hospital referral, which tripled; and to the number of prescriptions per person, which increased. CONCLUSIONS: The prior appointment system has meant less waiting-time for patients and a rationalisation of consultation time; but it has not substantially altered the content of the consultation.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1992

[Health Councils: assessment after 1 year of functioning].

OBJECTIVE: Analysis of the experience from creating and developing Health Committees in the areas of Santa Maria de Gracia and La Nora (Murcia) throughout more than one year in operation (1989-90), as bodies for community participation. DESIGN: Participative research which has meant the transformation of existing reality, and which in the process has been a source of knowledge. LOCATION: Clinic Centres, at community level, in two basic health areas, one rural and one urban. PARTICIPANTS: E.A.P., education officers, pharmacists, various associations, mayors, the Government, Department of Socio-health Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine, and the community in general. INTERVENTIONS: The analysis of developing the participative dynamics. MAIN RESULTS: The content of the Minutes of the meetings were analysed in order to give an objective, systematic and quantitative view of what has occurred, 22 variables were identified which were grouped and cross grouped. CONCLUSIONS: Everyone is invited to the Committees and the large majority attend. Citizens and professionals speak and express their views. The meetings are democratic and agreements are reached, objectives established, health problems are resolved and the only instrument used being participation. This has all been stable throughout the year of operation.

Health Planning Councils↗

PubMed1971