Quaternary prevention. Unnecessary medical interventions in Primary Care: a qualitative study with family doctors


Por: Rojas Armadillo M.D.L., de la Yncera Hernández N.D.L.C., Martínez Ramírez B., Rivero López C.A., Peña Torres E.F., Torres Soto N.Y.

Publicada: 1 ene 2022
Categoría: Family practice

Resumen:
Objective: Aims to understand the meaning of family doctors regarding unnecessary medical interventions in a Social Security Health Institution. Design: Qualitative study. Location: Primary health-care. Participants: Twenty-seven family doctors (66.60% women and 33.3% men) assigned to a Social Security Health Institution of Quintana Roo, México. Metodology: This study starts from the qualitative approach, under the interpretive paradigm of symbolic interactionism with the grounded theory method and through the in-depth interview technique. The interviews were recorded and transcribed and the data analysis was carried out with the Atlas ti program, using open and axial coding. Results: The findings reveal that family doctors are aware of and have been in situations that are linked to an unnecessary practice, even without classifying it from the perspective of quaternary prevention. Conclusions: A new need of greater dissemination and training on the elements that make it up to develop a professional practice oriented towards the premise “first do not harm” is reinforced. © 2022 The Authors

Filiaciones:
Rojas Armadillo M.D.L.:
 División de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Quintana Roo, Chetumal, Mexico

de la Yncera Hernández N.D.L.C.:
 División de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Quintana Roo, Chetumal, Mexico

Martínez Ramírez B.:
 División de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Quintana Roo, Chetumal, Mexico

Rivero López C.A.:
 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico

Peña Torres E.F.:
 División de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Quintana Roo, Chetumal, Mexico

Torres Soto N.Y.:
 División de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Quintana Roo, Chetumal, Mexico
ISSN: 26050730
Editorial
Elsevier Espana, España
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 4 Número: 2
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