Proposal for a shared definition of « primary healthcare » by health professionals: A national cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Forty years passed between the two most important definitions of primary health care from Alma Alta Conference in 1978 to WHO's definition in 2018. Since then, reforms of healthcare systems, changes in ambulatory sector and COVID 19, have created a need for reinterpretations and redefinition of primary healthcare. The primary objective of the study was to precise the definitions and the representations of primary healthcare by healthcare professionals.

Methods

We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study using a web-based anonymized questionnaire including opened-ended and closed-ended questions but also "real-life" case-vignettes to assess participant's perception of primary healthcare, from September to December 2020. Five case-vignette, describing situati

SUBMITTER: Prade M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9977035 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature