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Objective:To explore the application effect of problem-based learning (PBL) combined with mind mapping and situational teaching in cardiology teaching of rural doctors.Methods:Twenty rural doctors of Batch 2017 and 24 rural doctors of Batch 2018 were selected as study subjects, and they were divided into the experimental group (Batch 2018) taught by PBL combined with mind mapping and situational teaching and the control group (Batch 2017) taught by traditional teaching. Classroom tests and questionnaires were used to compare the students' mastery of the teaching content, and the teaching effect and student feedback were evaluated. SPSS 18.0 was performed for t test, rank-sum test and χ2 test. Results:The theoretical results of the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the control group ( P<0.05). The scores of learning interest and initiative ( Z=-3.606, P<0.001), classroom attraction ( Z=-3.455, P=0.001), understanding ( Z=-3.757, P<0.001) and mastering ( Z=-4.259, P<0.001) in the study effect evaluation of the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the control group. The satisfaction to teachers about active classroom atmosphere ( χ2=4.556, P<0.05), flexible methods ( χ2=12.813, P<0.05), satisfaction ( P<0.05), theory with practice ( P<0.05), and thinking inspiration ( χ2=21.042, P<0.05) of the experimental group were significantly greater than those of the control group. Conclusion:PBL combined with mind mapping and situational teaching has a good effect on the teaching of cardiology of rural doctors, and it is worthy of promotion in the grassroots.
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In China, rural doctors and primary health institutions take important responsibilities as the basic of public health system.They play the fundamental role in the construction of public health system in the rural area. However, primary public health is facing the challenge of poor infrastructure, weak human resources, and inefficient services in most areas. We employed field investigation and literature review to identify major problems on the implementation of primary health service and the development of rural doctors' team. The recommendation in this study might provide scientific evidence to improve the construction of public health system and policy-making in rural area in China.
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Background: Indian pharmaceutical market is fast going and there is a stiff competition amongst them as single product is marketed by different brand names. The pharmaceutical houses adopt different strategies to influence the physician to promote their products. These strategies are known to influence the prescription behaviour of physician, which may have variable impact among rural and urban doctors. Aim of the study was to compare the impact of marketing strategies of pharmaceutical houses on prescription practices of rural and urban doctors.Methods: The current crossover study was conducted among urban and rural doctors. A questionnaire consisting of 17 questions was presented to the doctors and their responses regarding different aspects of marketing strategies was recorded. Comparison between two groups was done using unpaired t-test.Results: Different strategies had impact on prescription pattern of doctors working in rural and urban institutions. All 17 parameters were affected similarly except e-mailing where urban doctors were more influenced (p=0.005).Conclusions: Present study indicates marketing strategies by different pharmaceutical houses do influence prescription pattern of physicians. Both urban and rural doctors were similarly affected except e- mailing which had more impact on urban doctors.
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Objective To make a comprehensive analysis of the satisfaction and preferences of rural doctors'incentive measures,and to identify the incentives that need to be optimized.Methods The method of multi-stage stratified random sampling was used to investigate the rural doctors in Shandong province in 2015.This survey called into play the sample mean and standard deviation for descriptive analysis.And according to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs theory, the scoring and ranking of different levels and specific incentive measures were calculated.The important quadrant model which combined with motivational preference and satisfaction of incentive measures was used to analysis them.Results The top preference for rural doctors was survival demand,scoring 4 284.Among the specific incentives,the top wss lower medical practice risk,scoring 945.75.In combination with satisfaction analysis, 7 incentive measures, including improving welfare and policy assurance, were now in the state of low satisfaction and high preference. Conclusions In terms of demand level,the survival incentive factor tops the needs of rural doctors.In the specific incentive measures, the seven incentives, such as lower practice risk, deserve more attention. Relevant departments should actively improve and implement these seven measures in order to maximize their motivation for rural doctors.
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Objective To study the impact of policy external environmental changes on rural doctors'ranks,and to find out the adaptability between the two.Methods The purposeful sampling method was used to study 84 people of district H in Beijing by means of both field observation and individual in -depth interviews from July to August in 2016.The data acquired was analyzed by qualitative method, and interview results were categorized and analyzed by citing typical expressions of the respondents.In October 2016,rural doctors from 260 village clinics in 14 townships in district H were subject to a basic information survey,by means of general description.Results The changes of village governance model, strength of personal relationship made in adaptation between health policy and policy environment,retained the practice of senior village doctors.These people,though low in competence,were advantageous as being locals(237 of them being in the same village)and for their familiarity with health conditions, namely family disease history and diet habits,of local villagers.At the same time,health policies were not adaptive to the policy environment,as village committees tend to ignore management of doctors.12 of the 21 village leaders were not involved in the management.Conclusions Development of rural doctors ranks is highly challenging as making policies friendly to external policy environment, and the constraints of such environment on health policies deserves more attention.
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Objective To survey the current status of the rural primary medical service supply in Beijing suburb,and to discuss the relationship between policy environment and rural primary medical service.Methods A purposeful sampling method was adopted to select Beijing Huairou District as the study site.In July to August 2016 a questionnaire survey was conducted among 260 village doctors from 260 village clinics in 14 townships;21 village clinics were site visited;21 village leaders,21 village doctors,and 42 villagers were invited for in-depth interview.The impact of policy environment on the provision of =basic health service at the village level was analyzed.Results The facilities of the 260 village clinics basically met the needs,but the service quality was still insufficient.The basic situation of village clinics:174 villages (66.9％) were funded by the "1 486" project,164 (63.1％) village clinics were located in the center of the village.In 173 village clinics (66.5％) the legal representatives were village leaders,but 11 (52.4％) village officials thought that rural doctors should be the legal persons.The mean age of 260 village doctors were (62.7 ± 8.9) years.Among 260 village doctors,168 (64.6％) were working more than 40 years,149 (57.3％) had secondary medical education,72 (27.7％) had no medical professional qualification;247 (95％) held practice certificates of rural doctors and only 3 (1.2％) held medical license;244 (93.8％) village doctors took subsidy from the government.The continuing education was organized monthly by the township health centers.The source of training teachers was township health centers (247,95.0％).The teaching form was mainly audio-visual education (191,73.5％);the content was based on general medicine (245,94.2％).The top 5 basic medical service items provided by village clinics were the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of common diseases,family visits,measurement of blood pressure,respiratory and pulse rates,body weight,height and vision,and intramuscular injection.Most village doctors (199,76.5％) provided night-time medical service.For the medical care needs,22 (52.4％) villagers said they were basically satisfied.The most satisfying aspect was the service attitude,and the most unsatisfactory aspect was the equipment and facilities.The management function of village committee was mainly in personnel recruitment (231,89.5％),daily supervision (218,84.5％) and performance assessment (113,43.8％).The assessment of service quality was conducted by the township health service centers,particularly in public health service.Conclusions The current status of rural primary medical service still cannot fully meet the needs of rural residents.In order to upgrade the quality of rural primary medical service to meet the health needs of villagers,it is necessary to improve the internal policy environment,such as villager autonomy,socio-economic development and so on.
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Objective To survey the service status of rural doctors in Beijing suburb.Methods Twenty one village officials,21 rural doctors and 42 local residents from 21 villages in Beijing Huairou district were selected with purposive sampling method as the objects of this qualitative study.The service status of rural doctors was assessed from four aspects:basic public health service,basic medical service,management ability,responsibility and communication ability.Results All the 21 village clinics provided basic public health services,including hypertension management (100.0％),diabetes management (100.0％);11 clinics (52.4％) also provided vaccination services.Eighteen village doctors (85.7％) assisted township health center to provide signing health service,but were lack of knowledge about the types of service the general practitioners (GPs) should provide.The well performed basic medical services among 21 village clinics included diagnosis and differential diagnosis of common diseases in 19 (90.5％) clinics,home visits in 18 (85.7％) and physical examinations in 15 (71.4％),but the service like trauma management,changing dressing,subcutaneous injection,intravenous infusion were performed less well.The top three most satisfied aspects in the medical service were the service attitude (4.14 points),the quality of service (3.98 points) and service time (3.66 points),and the bottom three were equipment facilities,the types and varieties of drug,and the environment of clinics.In aspect of emergency service,7 village doctors (33.3％) would choose self-referral by patients without preliminary on-site emergency treatment,5 (23.8％) would give on-site emergency treatment before self-referral by patients.In aspect of training needs,18 (42.9％) local residents and 9 (42.9％) village officials considered that it was not necessary to provide training for village doctor because of relatively older age.In aspect of patient's satisfaction,21 village doctors (100.0％),21 village officials (100.0％) and 34 villagers (81.0％) considered that the village doctor had a high professional sense of responsibility and medical ethics,and their doctor-patient communication skills were strong.Conclusion The survey reveals the current service status of village doctors in Beijing suburb,and it is necessary to take comprehensive measures to upgrade the competence of village doctors and to improve the quality of service in village clinics.
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Objective To study the rural residents′ satisfaction for services of village clinics in Shandong province, identify the influencing factors and put forward feasible suggestions and countermeasures. Methods The method of multi-stage stratified random sampling was used in 54 villages of 18 counties from six prefectures,with 1 590 rural residents randomly sampled for questionnaire survey and interview. This survey called into play the composition ratio for descriptive analysis,and univariate analysis and multinomial logistic regression for identifying the influencing factors. Results The rural residents′overall satisfaction for services of village clinics was acceptable as 65.6% of them were satisfied,yet still at a low level. Major influencing factors for the satisfaction are service attitude and communication ability of rural doctors, drug availability at village clinics, and conditions of equipments and environment. Conclusions Authors proposed such measures as strengthening training of the service attitude and communication ability of rural doctors, scientifically adjusting and refining the types and quantities of essential drugs and continuing to better the conditions of equipments and environment of village clinics. These measures aim at further improving rural residents′satisfaction for services of village clinics.
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Objective To learn from various view points the team building of rural doctors in Beijing.Methods 84 village officials,rural doctors and villagers were enrolled from three townships in district H of Beijing,for an interview to learn the makeup and selection approach of rural doctors,and their recommendations on team building of these doctors.Results 76.19% of the interviewees prefer their own villagers as candidates for their rural doctor.Top three factors for their retention were their medical competence,geo-relations,and service attitude;60.71% of the interviewees held that the village committee should be the decision maker for appointment of rural doctors; in terms of team building,senior doctors emphasize retirement conditions,while new ones prefer training opportunities.Conclusions The topmost criterion for rural doctor candidates should be their medical competence,instead of sacrificing this criterion for geo-relations.The village committee and the villagers' congress should play a greater role of supervision and management of the rural doctors.Targeted incentives are recommended for the rural doctors in view of their retention.
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Resumo Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar se o Programa Mais Médicos (PMM) contemplou as recomendações da Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) relacionadas ao aprimoramento da atração, do recrutamento e da retenção de profissionais de saúde em áreas remotas e rurais. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, qualitativo, baseado em análise documental, no intuito de comparar se as recomendações publicadas em 2010 pela OMS foram contempladas na Lei 12.871/13, que instituiu o PMM. Ao total, foram sistematizadas 16 recomendações da OMS, para as quais o PMM atendeu a 37,5%. Entre as recomendações não contempladas, encontram-se a ausência de programas de desenvolvimento da carreira e de medidas de reconhecimento público. Algumas recomendações que não foram atendidas pela PMM já estavam sendo desenvolvidas, tais como o Programa Nacional de Bolsa Permanência para estudantes de nível superior e a inserção de diferentes profissionais de saúde no SUS (Estratégia Saúde da Família). O programa apresenta fatores inovadores, como a mudança curricular do curso de medicina e o serviço médico obrigatório, entretanto, poderia ter feito mais investimentos na categoria de apoio pessoal e profissional.
Abstract In order to examine whether Brazil's Mais Médicos (More Doctors) Programme (PMM) reflected World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations for improved attraction, retention and recruitment of health workers in remote and rural areas, this descriptive, qualitative study drew on document analysis in order to compare the WHO recommendations published in 2010 with Brazil's Law No. 12,871/13, which instituted the PMM. Of the 16 WHO recommendations systematised here, the PMM met 37.5%. Recommendations not incorporated into the PMM include career development programmes and public recognition strategies. Although reflecting WHO recommendations and already in place elsewhere in the SUS prior to announcement of the PMM, the National Retention Grant Programme and multi-professional teams (as in the Family Health Strategy) were not implemented by the PMM. The programme contains innovative components such as a new curriculum for medical schools and compulsory medical service. On the other hand, the PMM could have invested more in personal and professional support.
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Covered in the paper are the significance of rural doctors′professional development and their professional characteristics,as well as systematic insights on such key factors of professionalism of these doctors,as their professional qualifications,functional positioning,practicing approach,professional guarantee,professional development,social identity,professional stability,and professionalism.Based on such thoughts,the authors recommend on reforms of professional development for rural doctors by stages and levels.
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The paper analyzed legally the following predicaments of legitimization of rural doctors in China:no legitimacy protection for their practice,vague criteria for practicing medicine,conflicts between legal regulations for medical practice and rural realities,and lack of a liability insurance system.The authors,based on an exploration of the legislative framework for rural doctors,made four corresponding legislative proposals as follows:to clearly define the legal scope and identity of rural doctors,to establish a qualification and employment system for rural doctors,to develop practicing norms applicable for rural doctors,and to set standards for their income.
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Objective To analyze rural doctors′ social mentality with the theory of relative deprivation.Methods 642 rural doctors from 225 villages of 1 5 counties in Shandong were selected for a questionnaire survey.The factor analysis method was used to reduce the scale dimension and simplify the scale.Analysis of rural doctors′vertical and horizontal relative deprivation was made based on different reference groups.Results Rural doctors tend to identify themselves with rural teachers and doctors in township hospitals,and 60.0% identify themselves as the low income group.39.9% of them found a higher income,while 33.5% of them found a higher social status.76.3% of them found their social contributions are higher.91.4% of them hold that villagers benefit from the new healthcare reform policies,while 65.9% of them hold themselves as benefiting from such policies.This indicates a low sense of achievement.Conclusions Compared with the reference groups,rural doctors feel an obvious sense of relative deprivation comparing both horizontally and vertically.They hold themselves as underpaid and have little sense of achievement for the policies.In this consideration,the government should increase subsidies to lift pay for rural doctors,and to identify their legitimacy,in order to stabilize these medical workers.
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This paper describes the implementation background for the rural doctors’ contracted services in Jiangsu province, focusing on the main approaches and promoting measures. The main objective was to analyze the effects of the transform from the perspectives of implementing the basic public health services welfare, promoting the rural doctors’ incentives and incomes, establishing a balance between the supply and demand, establishing a hierar-chical clinic system in the rural areas, understanding the impacts of New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme, and so forth. Based on the analysis, three conclusions were drawn:(1) Rebuild the trust in the relationship between doctors and patients and improve the working environment for the rural doctors with contracted services as a starting point. (2) Organize the medical services supplies focusing on the patient requirements, thereby ensuring that the primary health care providers take the first diagnosis responsibility. This helps in establishing a reasonable medical order as well as improved capital efficiency. (3) Return to the origin of primary health care by mainly focusing on health man-agement, and improve the health condition for the country dwellers.
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Objectives: The paper aims to analyze the practice and outcome for the rural doctors’ contracted service in Dafeng and Shengzhou counties. Methods:The methods used were typical sampling which played in selec-ting Dafeng and Shengzhou counties and interviews conducted with the director of the bureau of health in Dafeng and Shengzhou counties, the dean of the township health centers ( two for each county) and the rural doctors ( four for each county) . We adopted descriptive statistics to analyze the quantitative data and incentives. Results: The rural clinic and/or township health centers were the main contracted service providers and services were supplied to all in-habitants, especially to the target patients such as those suffering from NCDs. The individual benefit packages were designed to coordinate with local demands and the security and incentive mechanisms were established. Conclusions:Contracted service brought several benefits such as meeting the individual demands of inhabitants, rural doctors were inspired and the basic rural health system consolidated, the basic public health service quality was improved, and the function was intensified for the primary health institutions. The rural doctors’ contracted service is helpful to advance rural health care reforms, and provides more evidence in setting up the local rural health policies. It still needs fur-ther perfections. Suggestions:The rural doctors’ team construction should be strengthened and the incentive mecha-nism, summary and evaluation of their contracted service should be improved timely.
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Objective To analyze the policy support of rural doctors for the essential medicine system,and explore the main influence factors and mechanism affecting the support degree.Methods 621 rural doctors from five cities in Shandong province were subject to a stratified random sampling for a quantitative questionnaire,to build a hypothesis model of policy support of rural doctors,which is verified using factor analysis and path analysis.Results 59.1% of rural doctors support the essential drugs policy.It was found that the essential medicine factor,the factor to influence the practitioner,and the supporting policy factor had a direct impact on policy support of rural doctors,with the effect of 0.305, 0.1 59 and 0.135 respectively;Essential medicine factor and the supporting policy factor indirectly influence the policy support of rural doctors through the factor to influence practitioners,with the effect of 0.065 and 0.032 respectively.Conclusion The essential medicine system needs to emphasize such rationality as the quality,list and pricing of essential medicines;it is imperative for the government to better oversee the purchase and supply of essential drugs,to cater to the interests of rural doctors,to encourage the enforcement of the system,and promote the development of village clinics.
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Objective:Based on the survey of qualitative and quantitative on rural doctors in 6 provinces and cities in China , this paper aimed to compare the present situation of construction of rural doctors under the new health care reform and explore the impact of the new health care reform as well as to propose some suggestions . Methods:Based on the survey of questionnaire and in -depth interviews on rural doctors in 6 provinces and cities in China .Results:The problems existed for rural doctors in China such as insufficient number of personnel , ag-ing, lack of young rural doctors supplement , low level the requirements and situation of professionalism , etc.Con-clusion:It should accelerate the process of the cultivation of rural doctors , promote the education level of rural doc-tors, gradually ease the current situation of the rural doctor shortage .
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Objective To know the rural doctors' knowledge,belief and practice on iodine deficiency disorders(IDD),as well as their capability on health education communication in Ye County,Henan Province.Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted among 50 rural doctors in Ye County,Henan Province.Topics covered include:sales of salt purchases,daily supervision and monitoring activities of salt,the health effects of salt,the situation of rural doctors trained,the situation of rural doctors participated in health education and related recommendations.Results ①Twenty-nine of the rural doctors knew exactly the advantage of salt iodization.②Thirty-nine of the rural doctors had taken part in the half quantitative detection of salt once or twice a year and 15 of them knew the supervision activities of salt industry department.③Forty-nine of the rural doctors believed salt iodization was beneficial to health and 48 of them were willing to participate in health education on IDD.④The major ways of their acquiring health knowledge were promotional materials [54.0％ (27/50)],TV [50.0％ (25/50)],and lecture/training [24.0％ (12/50)].⑤Thirty-seven of the rural doctors had taken part in health education on IDD.They were used to use booklets [68.0％ (34/50)],promotional slogan [36.0％ (18/50)],broadcast [24.0％ (12/50)],and doctor consultation [24.0％ (12/50)].⑥Twenty-eight of the rural doctors thought the current health education on IDD was better.They hoped to reduce the price of salt,strengthen supervision,receive more training and health education on IDD.Conclusions The rural doctors remain relatively lack of knowledge on IDD.Rural doctors have the initiative and responsibility to conduct health education on IDD,but their pattern is still a one-way propagation.
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Objective: To study the determinants that affect patient satisfaction to rural doctors. Methods:Based on survey data of Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province, structural equation modeling analysis was adopted, and the study was mainly from the following four aspects:the image of rural doctors, service quality, quality of diagnosis and treatment, and harmonious doctor-patient relationships. Results: The study found that the quality of diagnosis and treatment had the greatest direct impact on rural patient satisfaction, followed by service quality, the image of ru-ral doctors and harmonious doctor-patient relationships;rural patient satisfaction has a significant impact on rural pa-tient loyalty. Conclusion:Rural patient satisfaction and loyalty to rural doctors is mainly based on kinship and geopo-litical relations;given the state of medical technology, the medical environment, medical equipment, service aware-ness and other restrictions, rural doctors cannot fulfill the “gatekeeper” role, and consequently, the primary health-care system has been severely affected.
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Objective: To explore the function of multimedia teaching in rural doctor CPR training, to discuss the training methods for how to improve the CPR training in rural doctors. Methods: The method uses the grouping research the method, supposes the experimental group and the control group according to the stochastic grouping principle, separately uses the multimedia union heart and lungs anabiosis computer teaching to 62 rural doctors to simulate the human teaching method or the traditional version book teaching method situation conducts the track investigation and study. Results: In the result 62 examples experiments the group and the control group the result has the highly remarkable difference in the theory knowledge test and the operation inspection, has statistics significance (x2=7.4, p<0.01). Conclusion:The conclusion multimedia union heart and lungs anabiosis computer teaching simulates the human teaching training to have the remarkable function in rural doctor in the CPR, should give to promote.