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Jan M De Maeseneer1, Mieke L van Driel, Larry A Green
1Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. jan.demaeseneer@ugent.be
Lancet (London, England)
|October 25, 2003
Resumen
Cerrar la brecha entre la evidencia y la práctica en el cuidado de la salud requiere más que solo hallazgos de estudios. Mejorar la calidad de la atención requiere integrar evidencia médica, contextual y de políticas, especialmente en entornos de atención primaria.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Servicios de salud Investigación Servicios de salud Investigación
- Medicina de la Atención Primaria Medicina de la Atención Primaria.
- Práctica basada en la evidencia.
Sus antecedentes:
- Históricamente, la traducción de la evidencia científica a la práctica clínica ha tenido como objetivo mejorar la calidad de la atención médica, pero este objetivo sigue sin cumplirse en gran medida.
- El concepto de calidad de la atención médica es multifacético, y exige una síntesis de evidencia médica, contextual y relacionada con las políticas para una mejora efectiva.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Explorar las complejidades en la traducción de la evidencia científica a la práctica clínica e identificar áreas clave para mejorar la calidad de la atención médica.
- Resaltar la necesidad de investigación que considere los aspectos únicos de las poblaciones de atención primaria, la presentación de la enfermedad y la interacción crucial médico-paciente.
Principales métodos:
- Este estudio sintetiza la literatura existente y los marcos teóricos relativos a la traducción de la evidencia y la mejora de la calidad en la atención médica.
- Hace hincapié en la necesidad de un enfoque integral que integre diversos tipos de evidencia y metodologías de investigación.
Principales resultados:
- La traducción directa de la evidencia científica a la práctica clínica no ha mejorado consistentemente la calidad de la atención médica como se esperaba.
- Las iniciativas de mejora de la calidad requieren una base de evidencia más amplia, que abarque factores médicos, contextuales (por ejemplo, dinámica médico-paciente) y políticos.
- La investigación en atención primaria debe abordar las características específicas de la población y la prevalencia de la enfermedad.
Conclusiones:
- Mejorar la calidad de la atención requiere un enfoque holístico que integre evidencia médica, contextual y de políticas.
- La ampliación de la base de conocimientos para la práctica familiar requiere la incorporación de múltiples métodos de comprensión para cerrar efectivamente la brecha entre la evidencia y la práctica.
- Abordar las cuestiones de equidad a nivel de políticas es crucial para una mejora equitativa de la calidad de la atención médica.
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