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訓練期間が異なる医療従事者の間で,保育の質はどの程度異なりますか? 観察型多国間研究である
Luis Huicho1, Robert W Scherpbier, A Mwansa Nkowane
1Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia and Instituto de Salud del Niño, Lima, Peru, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
Lancet (London, England)
|September 16, 2008
まとめ
子どもの病気の統合管理 (IMCI) 訓練は,医療従事者の訓練の長さに関係なく,医療従事者の間で同様に子供のケアの質を向上させます. 短期間の訓練を受けた医療従事者は,児童生存介入のために,サービスが不足している地域に配備することができます.
科学分野:
- グローバル・ヘルス グローバル・ヘルス
- 小児科は小児科です.
- 医療労働力研究 医療労働力研究
背景:
- 高い幼児死亡率は,医療従事者の不足と相関しています.
- 医療従事者のタイプが医療の質にどのように影響するかについては,限られた証拠が存在する.
- 子どもの病気の統合管理 (IMCI) 訓練は,子どもの生存戦略の鍵です.
研究 の 目的:
- IMCIで訓練されたさまざまな医療従事者カテゴリーの臨床パフォーマンスを比較する.
- 介護医療訓練の期間が,小児保健医療の質に影響を与えるかどうかを評価する.
主な方法:
- バングラデシュ,ブラジル,ウガンダ,タンザニアの1級医療施設の調査データの分析.
- 研修期間 (より長く,より短い) に基づく臨床パフォーマンスの比較.
- 子どもの評価,分類,管理に関するIMCIガイドラインの遵守によって測定されるケア品質.
- それぞれの子供は,IMCIで訓練された作業員とゴールドスタンダード・スーパーバイザーによって,2回評価されました.
主要な成果:
- ブラジルとウガンダでは,短期間の研修を受けた医療従事者が,長期間の研修を受けた医療従事者よりも,著しく優れた子育て管理能力を発揮した.
- タンザニアでは,長期間訓練を受けた医療従事者が,統合評価の優れたスキルを示しました.
- バングラデシュでは,トレーニンググループ間の臨床作業のパフォーマンスの有意な違いは観察されなかった.
- 全体的に,すべてのタスクおよび国における臨床パフォーマンスにおいて一貫した有意な差異はありません.
結論:
- IMCI訓練は,医療従事者全体で,医療従事者訓練の長さに関係なく,比較可能な保育の質をもたらします.
- 発見は,IMCIと子供の生存イニシアチブを拡大するために,サービス不足の地域で,より短い保存訓練を持つ医療従事者の配備を支持しています.
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