Quality of care in chronic kidney disease from the perspective of the family doctor. A qualitative study

Authors

  • María Isabel Ávalos García Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, México
  • Bronia de Fátima Cadenas Pérez Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, México
  • Heberto Romeo Priego-Álvarez Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, México
  • Rosario Zapata Vázquez Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, México
  • Ricardo González Anoya Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Tabasco, México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.39.02.519.328

Keywords:

quality, Chronic kidney disease, perspectives

Abstract

Background. The vision of the family physician in the quality of care for chronic kidney disease (CKD) is essential. The identification of strengths and critical points will allow the development of improvements in favor of patients.

Objective. To explore the quality perspectives of the family doctor in the management of chronic kidney disease in a first level unit in Tabasco, Mexico.

Material and methods. Qualitative research under the interpretive approach carried out in two focus groups (12 family physicians in direct care of patients with CKD), as a methodological framework the Donabedian Model was used: Structure, Process and Results, and in the data analysis it was used MAXQDA version 2020 software.

Results. Family physician identified a lack of material and equipment for care and essential drugs for patients, inaccessibility to laboratory tests, insufficient human resources, lack of evaluation and supervision, separation from the second level, detachment from treatment, low co-responsibility of the patient and no family support.

Conclusion. Exploring the perspectives of family physician made it possible to identify deficiencies that, if well treated, become priority areas of opportunity for the continuous improvement of health services.

Author Biographies

María Isabel Ávalos García, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, México

Doctora en Ciencias de la Salud por la Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública de la República de Cuba. Profesora Investigadora adscrita a la División Académica de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco (México).

Correo: isaavalos67@hotmail.com Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0115-4231.

Bronia de Fátima Cadenas Pérez, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, México

Especialista en Medicina Familiar por la Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, adscrita a la Unidad de Medicina Familiar 13, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social en Tabasco (México).

Correo: dra.broniacadenas@hotmail.com Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1585-9139

Heberto Romeo Priego-Álvarez, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, México

Doctor en Ciencias de la Salud por la Universidad de Barcelona (España). Profesor investigador adscrito a la División Académica de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco (México).

Correo: heberto_priego@hotmail.com Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9217-5702.

Rosario Zapata Vázquez, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, México

Doctora en Salud Pública y Gestión Sanitaria por la Universidad Salazar del Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Chiapas. Coordinador Auxiliar Médico de Educación en Salud en el Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social de Tabasco (México). Correo: drarosariozapata@hotmail.com

Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8425-0522

Ricardo González Anoya, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Tabasco, México

Especialista en Medicina Familiar. Adscrito a la Unidad de Medicina Familiar 39. Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Tabasco (México).

Correo: anoyar@hotmail.com Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5699-9197

Published

2023-09-18

How to Cite

Ávalos García, M. I. ., Cadenas Pérez, B. de F. ., Priego-Álvarez, H. R., Zapata Vázquez, R. ., & González Anoya, R. . . (2023). Quality of care in chronic kidney disease from the perspective of the family doctor. A qualitative study. Salud Uninorte, 39(2), 498–514. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.39.02.519.328

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