Brazilian Specialists’ Perspectives on the Patient Referral Process
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Background
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Population and Sample
2.2. Data Collection
2.3. Data Analysis
2.4. Ethical Considerations
3. Results
3.1. Participants Profile
3.2. Phenomenological Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Limitations
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Focus Group (FG) | Population | Sample | Age Average (Years) | Sex | ||||
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Male | Female | |||||||
n | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
FG1 Gynecology/Obstetrics | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 25.6 | 2 | 25.0 | 6 | 75.0 |
FG2 Pediatrics | 20 | 17 | 85.0 | 26.8 | 4 | 23.5 | 13 | 76.5 |
FG3 Pediatrics | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 27.3 | 3 | 25.0 | 9 | 75.0 |
FG4 Surgery | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 26.0 | 4 | 57.1 | 3 | 42.9 |
FG5 Medical Clinic | 31 | 10 | 32.2 | 28.0 | 4 | 40.0 | 6 | 60.0 |
TOTAL | 92 | 54 | 58.7 |
Theme: Government/Administrative Accountability | |||
Sub-Themes/Categories | |||
Physician workloads
| Physician turnover
| Referral Process
| Resources
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Theme: Physician Accountability | |||
Sub-Themes/Categories | |||
HBU primary care physicians
| Specialists
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Theme: Patient Accountability or Vulnerability? | |||
Sub-Themes/Categories | |||
Accountability
| Vulnerability
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Theme: Specialist Recommendations | |||
Sub-Themes/Categories | |||
Government/Administration
| Physicians
| Public/Patients
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Juliani, C.; MacPhee, M.; Spiri, W. Brazilian Specialists’ Perspectives on the Patient Referral Process. Healthcare 2017, 5, 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare5010004
Juliani C, MacPhee M, Spiri W. Brazilian Specialists’ Perspectives on the Patient Referral Process. Healthcare. 2017; 5(1):4. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare5010004
Chicago/Turabian StyleJuliani, Carmen, Maura MacPhee, and Wilza Spiri. 2017. "Brazilian Specialists’ Perspectives on the Patient Referral Process" Healthcare 5, no. 1: 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare5010004
APA StyleJuliani, C., MacPhee, M., & Spiri, W. (2017). Brazilian Specialists’ Perspectives on the Patient Referral Process. Healthcare, 5(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare5010004