[Managerial autonomy in primary care: position of health professionals in Mallorca].

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the knowledge, perceptions, expectations and attitudes of Primary Care (PC) professionals in Mallorca on managerial autonomy.

Design

Cross-sectional study based on an ad hoc, anonymous questionnaire, distributed online, from June-July 2013.

Location

PC Mallorca.

Participants

PC healthcare professionals (n=1,097).

Measurements

Knowledge of self-management skills, requirements, and future scenarios of the centers with management autonomy (CMA); impact of self-management, commitment and willingness to take risks, and to become a CMA.

Results

Response rate: 49.8% (546/1097), with 10.9% showing a high level of knowledge of self-management. The core competencies of a CMA were internal organizational capacity (87.5%) and selection of

SUBMITTER: Tamborero G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6985615 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature