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- Title
Recursos humanos para la atención de pacientes con diabetes en unidades de medicina familiar del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social.
- Authors
Doubova, Svetlana V.; Ramírez-Sánchez, Claudine; Figueroa-Lara, Alejandro; Pérez-Cuevas, Ricardo
- Abstract
Objective. To estimate the requirements of human resources (HR) of two models of care for diabetes patients: conventional and specific, also called DiabetIMSS, which are provided in primary care clinics of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS). Materials and methods. An evaluative research was conducted. An expert group identified the HR activities and time required to provide healthcare consistent with the best clinical practices for diabetic patients. HR were estimated by using the evidence-based adjusted service target approach for health workforce planning; then, comparisons between existing and estimated HRs were made. Results. To provide healthcare in accordance with the patients' metabolic control, the conventional model required increasing the number of family doctors (1.2 times) nutritionists (4.2 times) and social workers (4.1 times). The DiabetIMSS model requires greater increase than the conventional model. Conclusions. Increasing HR is required to provide evidence-based healthcare to diabetes patients.
- Subjects
MEXICO; DIABETES; FAMILY medicine; HUMAN capital; PRIMARY care; SPECIALISTS; METABOLIC regulation; NUTRITIONISTS
- Publication
Salud Pública de México, 2013, Vol 55, Issue 6, p607
- ISSN
0036-3634
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21149/spm.v55i6.7306