Knowledge, attitudes, and practice of primary care professionals regarding community activities: a descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Promoting health via a community approach is one of the most effective strategies for reducing the current incidence of chronic diseases. Primary care (PC), through the implementation of community activities (CA), has the potential to achieve this goal. Yet the implementation of CA at health centers is not standardized and is often thanks only to the voluntariness of health professionals.

Objective

To ascertain the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of PC professionals regarding the implementation of CA.

Methods

We carried out a cross-sectional study by circulating a self-administered online questionnaire on CA, across the period December 2022 through June 2023 in Galicia (Spain). All health professionals working in the Galician Health Service PC setting w

SUBMITTER: Mosteiro-Miguens DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11809258 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature