Projects / Programmes
Assessment of experiences and outcomes of health care for patients with chronic non-communicable diseases in family medicine in Slovenia
| Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
| 3.08.00 |
Medical sciences |
Public health (occupational safety) |
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| Code |
Science |
Field |
| 3.03 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Health sciences |
Primary Care; Assessment, Outcome Health Care; Chronic Disease; Assessment, Health Care Quality; Care, Patient Centred; Comprehensive Health Care; Validation Studies; Cross Sectional Analysis
Researchers (14)
| no. |
Code |
Name and surname |
Research area |
Role |
Period |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
| 1. |
55698 |
Matija Ambrož |
Public health (occupational safety) |
Researcher |
2021 - 2023 |
10 |
| 2. |
51190 |
Mojca Dolinar |
|
Technical associate |
2021 - 2022 |
1 |
| 3. |
55702 |
Urška Grdadolnik |
Public health (occupational safety) |
Researcher |
2021 - 2023 |
0 |
| 4. |
32520 |
PhD Zalika Klemenc Ketiš |
Public health (occupational safety) |
Head |
2021 - 2023 |
771 |
| 5. |
38415 |
Eva Murko |
Public health (occupational safety) |
Researcher |
2021 - 2023 |
31 |
| 6. |
28218 |
PhD Davorina Petek |
Public health (occupational safety) |
Researcher |
2021 - 2023 |
492 |
| 7. |
23657 |
Lidija Pollak |
Political science |
Technical associate |
2023 |
5 |
| 8. |
24488 |
PhD Janez Rifel |
Public health (occupational safety) |
Researcher |
2021 - 2023 |
213 |
| 9. |
54298 |
Nina Ropret |
Psychology |
Researcher |
2021 - 2023 |
27 |
| 10. |
10937 |
PhD Polona Selič - Zupančič |
Public health (occupational safety) |
Researcher |
2021 - 2023 |
465 |
| 11. |
55701 |
Neža Starič |
Public health (occupational safety) |
Researcher |
2021 - 2023 |
0 |
| 12. |
55700 |
Mihaela Strgar Hladnik |
Public health (occupational safety) |
Researcher |
2021 - 2023 |
0 |
| 13. |
26220 |
Barbara Toplek |
Public health (occupational safety) |
Researcher |
2021 - 2023 |
8 |
| 14. |
38419 |
Metka Zaletel |
Public health (occupational safety) |
Researcher |
2021 - 2023 |
263 |
Organisations (3)
Abstract
Healthcare systems have little information about the experience and outcomes of primary care, from the point of view of users, i.e. patients. There is also a lack of evidence that primary care is comprehensive, patient-centered, and well-coordinated. This is especially important for a group of patients who have chronic diseases or even multiple concomitant chronic diseases. The main goal of the proposed project is to gain internationally comparable outcomes and experiences with care at the primary level of health care reported by patients. The proposed project will take place in five work packages (WPs):- WP 1: Preparation of tools, - WP 2: Piloting methodology, - WP 3: Main research, - WP 4: Analysis and proposal of measures, - WP 5: Dissemination. As part of WP 1, we will translate the questionnaires into Slovenian, which will then be cognitively tested. We plan to include 20 patients and 10 family medicine teams for cognitive testing. WP 2 is intended to pilot the research methodology, which will check the feasibility of our plan and modify the methodology if necessary. We plan to include a random sample of 25 family medicine clinics in the piloting of the methodology, each of which should include a random sample of 50 patients. Inclusion criteria for patients are: 1) age 45 years and older, 2) at least one outpatient contact in the last 6 months, 3) ability to participate, and 4) signed consent to participate in the study. We will use a questionnaire for the family medicine clinic team and for patients. It will be possible to solve the questionnaire in e-form or in paper form. Patients will receive a questionnaire from their clinic by regular mail or email. We plan to include up to 100 family medicine clinics in the main study, each of which is expected to include 50 patients. We expect that the proposed project will provide valid, reliable and useful tools for measuring outcomes of care and experience with primary care by patients. We expect to define the quality of such care, identify the factors (on the part of the patients and on the part of the family medicine clinic team) that are important. We expect to identify areas where improvements are needed and prepare a plan to implement the necessary measures. The proposed project should increase the quality of care, which will lead to better health of the population and improved self-sufficiency of the population. It can also help reduce health inequalities and thus increase the health outcomes of vulnerable populations. The proposed measures, which will be based on the results of the project, could also increase the efficiency of healthcare. Better quality of care could lead to less morbidity and premature deaths. With a better understanding of relationships in primary care, there is the potential to improve the work environment and increase job satisfaction, which results in better work outcomes. The chosen research approach enables us to determine the quality of work and identify potential safety risks in the treatment of patients. Indirectly, this could affect the quality of care and significant public health benefits should be achieved. The contribution of this research proposal to public health is remarkable. Chronic diseases are a growing public health problem. Most patients are treated in primary care. Therefore, the quality of work is extremely important for the health outcomes and quality of life of this population.
