Related Experiment Video
Updated: Feb 8, 2026
Assessing Working Memory in Children: The Comprehensive Assessment Battery for Children – Working Memory (CABC-WM)
Published on: June 12, 2017
Assessment of the essential attributes of Primary Health Care for children
Juliane Pagliari Araujo1, Cláudia Silveira Viera2, Beatriz Rosana Gonçalves de Oliveira2
1Instituto Federal do Paraná. Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
Insights
Primary health care for children shows weak essential attribute scores, indicating a need for improvement in structure and process. The study evaluated 23 health units using the PCATool Brazil, child version.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric primary care
- Health services research
- Public health
Background:
- Evaluating essential attributes of primary health care (PHC) is crucial for child well-being.
- Assessing the structure and process of PHC services provides insights into service quality.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify the presence and extent of essential attributes in PHC services for children.
- To evaluate the structure and process of child-focused primary healthcare.
Main Methods:
- Quantitative, evaluative study in 23 basic health units in Parana State.
- Survey of 548 caregivers of children under 12 using the Primary Care Assessment Instrument (PCATool Brazil), child version.
- Calculation of essential and general PHC scores with a cut-off score of ≥6.6.
Main Results:
- Structural attribute scores: Accessibility (5.5), Kinship (6.9), Integrality - Services Available (6.0), Coordination - System Information (7.4).
- Process attribute scores: First Visit - Use (8.6), Longitudinally (6.1), Integrality - Services Provided (6.1), Coordination - Integration of Care (6.9).
Conclusions:
- The essential PHC score was 6.6 and the general score was 6.3.
- Findings indicate a weak focus on essential attributes in primary health care for children.
Objective:
To identify the presence and extent of essential attributes in primary health care services for children, focusing on the evaluation of structure and process.
Method:
Evaluative, quantitative study carried out in 23 traditional basic health units in a city in Parana State, with 548 caregivers of children under 12 years old, using the Primary Care Assessment Instrument (PCATool Brazil), child version. Essential and general scores of the primary care were calculated according to the methodology proposed, with a cut-off score ≥6.6.
Results:
The scores of the essential attributes in relation to structure are: Accessibility (5.5), Kinship (6.9), Integrality of care - Services Available (6.0) and Coordination - System information (7.4). As for the Process, the following results were obtained: First visit - Use (8.6), Longitudinally (6.1), Integrality - Services Provided (6.1) and Coordination - Integration of Care (6.9).
Conclusion:
The essential score was 6.6 and the general score was 6.3, showing weak focus on primary health care.
More Related Videos
09:00Author Spotlight: Validation of SICOLE-R for Assessing Cognitive and Reading Skills in Spanish-Speaking Children and Its Role in Personalized Education
Published on: August 16, 2024
09:38Quantitative Assessment of Cortical Auditory-tactile Processing in Children with Disabilities
Published on: January 29, 2014
Related Concept Videos
01:31Essential Minerals for Bone Health
Calcium and Phosphorus
Calcium is a critical component of bones, especially in the form of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. Since the body cannot make calcium, it must be obtained from the diet. However, calcium cannot be absorbed from the small intestine without...
01:21Interdisciplinary Care: The Health Care Team-I
Physicians
The physician's primary responsibility is to diagnose illness and direct the medical or surgical treatment of the condition. The authority to admit patients to a healthcare agency or institution and practice care within that setting is granted to physicians by the healthcare agency or institution...
01:18Interdisciplinary Care: The Health Care Team-II
Physical Therapist
A physical therapist (PT) aims to restore function or prevent additional impairment in a patient following an injury or disease. Massage, heat, cold, water, sonar waves, exercises, and electrical stimulation are some treatments used by PTs to treat...
01:18Introduction To Health Care Delivery System
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) advocates for a patient-centered, effective, safe, timely, equitable, and effective healthcare system. The National Priorities...
01:26Traditional Level Of Health Care System
The preventive healthcare service includes tests for screening. Preventive health care services include identifying and reducing disease risk...
00:56Attribution Theory