ABSTRACT
The objective was to compare the presence and extension of primary health care (PHC) in oral health services using the PHC attributes according to three different types of PHC organizational arrangements: Family Health Strategy (FHS), Community Health Service (CHS) and Traditional Primary Care (TPC). This is a cross-sectional study carried out between 2011-2013, following a cluster random sampling strategy. Adult users were interviewed from 15 health services of that 6 were managed by the CHS, 4 by the FHS and 5 by the TPC and which had the same oral health team for at least two years. The final sample was 407 users interviewed using the Primary Care Assessment Tool - Oral Health of Adults evaluation instrument and a sociodemographic questionnaire. PHC scores were calculated and transformed on a scale ranging from 0 to 10. For high scores, the cut-off point > 5.5 was used. Most of the interviewees were females, for the three types of services. The performance of CHS and FHS was higher than those of TPC in almost all attributes (p < 0.05). The extent of PHC attributes in services was poor (overall highest score was 5.75 in CHS). The CHS was the only service witch half of the users (83; 49.1%) rated oral health services as having a high overall score for PHC. It is concluded that there were differences among the organizational arrangements of PHC oral health services, however, there is much to be improved in the orientation of dental care services for PHC. More studies are necessary to evaluate the differences in PHC services considering oral health.
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Dental Health Services , Primary Health Care , Adult , Brazil , Community Health Services , Cross-Sectional Studies , Family Health , Female , Humans , Male , Oral HealthABSTRACT
The objective was to compare the presence and extension of primary health care (PHC) in oral health services using the PHC attributes according to three different types of PHC organizational arrangements: Family Health Strategy (FHS), Community Health Service (CHS) and Traditional Primary Care (TPC). This is a cross-sectional study carried out between 2011-2013, following a cluster random sampling strategy. Adult users were interviewed from 15 health services of that 6 were managed by the CHS, 4 by the FHS and 5 by the TPC and which had the same oral health team for at least two years. The final sample was 407 users interviewed using the Primary Care Assessment Tool - Oral Health of Adults evaluation instrument and a sociodemographic questionnaire. PHC scores were calculated and transformed on a scale ranging from 0 to 10. For high scores, the cut-off point > 5.5 was used. Most of the interviewees were females, for the three types of services. The performance of CHS and FHS was higher than those of TPC in almost all attributes (p < 0.05). The extent of PHC attributes in services was poor (overall highest score was 5.75 in CHS). The CHS was the only service witch half of the users (83; 49.1%) rated oral health services as having a high overall score for PHC. It is concluded that there were differences among the organizational arrangements of PHC oral health services, however, there is much to be improved in the orientation of dental care services for PHC. More studies are necessary to evaluate the differences in PHC services considering oral health.
O estudo buscou comparar a presença e abrangência de atributos da atenção primária em saúde (APS) em serviços de saúde bucal, de acordo com três diferentes arranjos organizacionais de APS: Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF), Serviço de Saúde Comunitária (SSC) e Atenção Primária Tradicional (APT). O estudo transversal foi realizado entre 2011 e 2013, adotando uma estratégia de amostragem aleatória em clusters. Foram entrevistados adultos usuários de 15 serviços de saúde, sendo 6 do SSC, 4 da ESF e 5 da APT, e que mantinham a mesma equipe de saúde bucal há pelo menos dois anos. A amostra final consistiu em 407 usuários, entrevistados com o instrumento Primary Care Assessment Tool - Oral Health of Adults e com um questionário sociodemográfico. As pontuações de APS foram calculadas e transformadas em uma escala de 0 a 10. Para as pontuações altas, foi utilizado o ponto de corte de > 5,5. Nos três tipos de serviços, a maioria dos entrevistados era do sexo feminino. Em quase todos os atributos, o desempenho dos SSC e da ESF foi superior àquele da APT (p < 0,05). A abrangência dos atributos de APS foi baixa (a pontuação mais alta foi 5,75, no SSC). O SSC foi o único serviço em que a metade dos usuários (83; 49,1%) avaliou os serviços de saúde bucal com pontuação geral alta para APS. Conclui-se que havia diferenças entre os arranjos organizacionais de APS nos serviços de saúde bucal, mas há muito a melhorar na orientação dos serviços odontológicos na APS. São necessários mais estudos para avaliar as diferenças nos serviços de APS desde a perspectiva da saúde bucal.
El objetivo era comparar la presencia y extensión de la atención primaria de salud (APS) en cuanto a los servicios orales de salud oral, desde los atributos de la APS, según los tres tipos diferentes de modelos organizativos: Estrategia Salud de la Familia (ESF), Servicios Comunitarios de Salud (SCS) y Atención Primaria Tradicional (APT). Este es un estudio transversal que se llevó a cabo entre 2011-2013, siguiendo una estrategia de muestreo aleatorio por conglomerados. Los usuarios adultos fueron entrevistados en 15 servicios de salud, donde 6 estaban gestionados por SCS, 4 por ESF y 5 por APT y que habían contado con el mismo equipo de salud oral durante al menos dos años. La muestra final fue de 407 usuarios entrevistados, usando la herramienta de evaluación Primary Care Assessment Tool - Oral Health of Adults, así como un cuestionario sociodemográfico. Las puntuaciones de APS se calcularon y transformaron en una escala en un rango de 0 a 10. Para las puntuaciones más altas, se utilizó el punto de corte > 5.5. La mayoría de los entrevistados fueron mujeres en los tres tipos de servicios. El desempeño de los SCS y ESF fue mayor que en la APS en casi todos los atributos (p < 0,05). La extensión de los atributos de la APS en servicios fue escasa (la puntuación general más alta fue 5,75 en SCS). El SCS fue el único servicio con la mitad de usuarios (83; 49,1%) servicios cualificados de salud bucal, contando con una puntuación general alta para APS. Por lo que se concluye que existen diferencias entre los modelos organizativos de APS, respecto a los servicios orales de salud. No obstante, hay muchas cosas que deben ser mejoradas en la orientación de los servicios orales de salud relacionados con la APS. Se necesitan más estudios para evaluar las diferencias en los servicios de APS en relación con la salud bucal.
