Ecuadorian healthcare professionals' perspectives on attributes of asthma care coordination: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study explored the attributes of asthma care coordination from the perspective of healthcare professionals at different levels of care in Ecuador.

Design

Qualitative descriptive study. The Integrated Health Networks Model was the theoretical framework of reference. Narrative analysis was used to identify significant phrases from the interviews.

Setting

Healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with asthma in primary care, specialists, emergency and management in three Ecuadorian cities between 2019 and 2021.

Participants

25 healthcare professionals participated in semistructured in-depth interviews. Convenience sampling was used.

Results

Participants highlighted the scarce use of institutional documents for the referral of

SUBMITTER: Granadillo E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11624828 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature