Educational intervention in Primary Care to reduce and improve the adequacy of pediatric consultations

e201901003

Authors

  • Marta Esther Vázquez Fernández Centro de Salud Arturo Eyries. Valladolid. España.
  • María Sanz Almazán Centro de Salud de Riaza. Segovia. España.
  • Susana García Sanz Centro de Salud Arturo Eyries. Valladolid. España.
  • Carmen Berciano Villalibre Centro de Salud Arturo Eyries. Valladolid. España.
  • María Alfaro González Hospital Medina del Campo. Valladolid. España.
  • Ana del Río López Centro de Salud Medina del Campo. Valladolid. España.

Keywords:

Health education, Community education, Pediatrics, Pregnant women, Consultations

Abstract

Background: Many parents visit paediatric health services due to unimportant reasons (ignorance of health problems of their children and psychosocial and emotional conditionings). The objective was to determine the effectiveness of a health education program, on the number and adequacy of pediatric consultations, in the first 6 months of the child's life.

Methods: Quasi-experimental study of an educational intervention aimed at pregnant women in the last trimester of pregnancy and their partners. A simple random sampling of the health centers of the province of Valladolid was carried out, assigning four to the intervention group and two to the control group. The pregnant women were informed and participated voluntarily during the period from October 2016 to March 2017.The program consisted of six dynamic and participatory sessions of 90 minutes: rational use of paediatric services, fever, respiratory infections (ARI), gastroenteritis (GEA), skin injuries, and accidents. The variables studies were: epidemiological data of the parents, number of consultations and their adequacy have been analyzed. Data analysis was performed using SPSS (v.20.0). Changes in participants before and after receiving workshops were analysed with Student’s t test for related samples, or with its alternative test, Wilcoxon’s non-parametric test.

Results: 191 pregnant woman were analyzed (101 control and 90 intervention). First-time pregnant women (62.3% intervention vs 54.1% control) with the high-school trained (59,1% intervention vs 44,2% control) were more participatory. The number of consultations for the reasons studied was reduced (3,5 in the control group vs 2,0 in the intervention group), and the level of adequacy improved in 16,3% (RR:1,62;95%CI:1,26-2,07;p<0,05).

Conclusions: These positive results regarding the decrease in the number of consultations and the increase in their adequacy lead us to clearly recommend the establishment of prenatal interviews addressing most common health issues in children, in the Primary Care setting.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

O’Mara-Eves A, Brunton G, Oliver S, Kavanagh J, Jamal F, & Thomas J. The effectiveness of community engagement in public health interventions for disadvantaged groups: A meta-analysis. BMC Public Health, 2015:15, 129.

Wilson A, Nirantharakumar K, Truchanowicz EG, Surenthirakumaran R, MacArthur C, & Coomarasamy A. Motivational interviews to improve contraceptive use in populations at high risk of unintended pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 2015; 191, 72-79.

Ling J, Robbins LB, & Wen F. Interventions to prevent and manage overweight or obesity in preschool children: A systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 2016:53, 270-289.

Gagnon AJ, Sandall J. Individual or group antenatal education for childbirth or parenthood, or both. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD002869. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002869.pub2.

Vázquez ME, Nuñez C, Serrano E. Programa de educación para la salud sobre el uso racional de las urgencias pediátricas y actuación ante los principales problemas de salud. Si es Urgente para ti, ¿es urgente para mí? [online]. 2015. Disponible en: https://www.aepap.org/grupos/grupo-de-educacion-para-la-salud/biblioteca/programa-de-eps-sobre-el-uso-racional-de-las-urgencias-pediatricas.

Rivas García A, Manrique Martín G, Butragueño Laiseca L, Mesa García S, Campos Segura A, Fernández Iglesia V, Moreno Sánchez R, Aguilar Mulet JM. Frequent users in paediatric emergency departments. Who are they? Why do they consult? An Pediatr (Barc). 2017;86(2):67-75.

Luaces Cubells C. Paediatric emergencies: Two ideas for reflection...,two challenges. An Pediatr (Barc). 2017;86:59-60.

Arroyo E, Auquer F, Buñuel JC, Rubio ML, Adalid C, Cordón F, et al. Over-attendance at primary care: study of psychological and social factors. Aten Primaria. 1998;22:627-630.

Trapero B, Lorenzo S, Alonso B, Pastor V. Evaluación de la adecuación del ingreso y la estancia hospitalaria mediante el Pediatric Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol. Rev Calidad Asistencial. 2002;17:624-31.

Domingo Garau A, García García J, Luaces Cubells C, Gelabert Colomé G, Pou Fernández J. Criterios de adecuación de ingresos en urgencias pediátricas. An Pediatr (Barc.) 2004;61(5):442-54.

Fornes Vivas R, Mustienes Bellot R, Navarro Juanes A, Robledo Díaz L, Carvajal Roca E. Is the use of the Emergency Service in neonatal period appropriate? Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2017; 19:301-9.

Fernández Cano G, Martín Carballo G. Paediatric emergencies attended at a primary care clinic (II): epidemiological study. Aten Primaria. 2000; 26(2):81-85.

San José González MA, Méndez Fernández P. Consultas de una población pediátrica rural, en un centro de salud, durante el horario de mañana. Aten Primaria. 2006;38(2):128-9.

Monteros-Rodríguez Selene, Rivera-Becerril Rita Argelia, López-Ortiz Rocío, Padilla-Jasso Patricia, Rivera-Rueda María Antonieta. Cólico infantil: detección de necesidades de educación para el cuidado del recién nacido, a través de una encuesta dirigida a mujeres embarazadas. Perinatol. Reprod. Hum. [revista en la Internet]. 2013 Dic [citado 2018 Mayo 05]; 27( 4 ): 235-242. Disponible en: http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0187-53372013000400006&lng=es.

Piñeiro Pérez R, Muñoz Archidona C, Parte Cancho M de la, Mora Sitjà M, Hernández Martín D, Casado Verrier E et al. Hiperfrecuentadores en Urgencias Pediátricas: ¿es toda la culpa de los padres? Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria [Internet]. 2017 Jun [citado 2018 Mayo 05]; 19(74): 137-145. Disponible en: http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1139-76322017000200006&lng=es.

Portal de Salud de CyL [Internet]. Castilla y León. [Citado 2 Marzo 2018] Plan de atención pediátrica telefónica. Disponible en el sitio web: http://www.saludcastillayleon.es/institucion/es/planes-estrategias/plan-atencion-pediatrica-telefonica.

García de Ribera MC, et al. Triaje de las urgencias pediátricas en Atención Primaria en España mediante telefonía móvil. Análisis de un modelo en una zona de salud. Rev Calid Asist. 2012. http://dx.doi.Org/10.1016/j.cali.2012.10.X6.

Marklund B, Strdm M, Mánsson J, Borgquist L, Baigi A, Fridlund B. Computer-supported telephone nurse triage: an evaluation of medical quality and costs. J Nurs Manag. 2007;15:180-7.

Fernández Ruiz C, Curcoy Barcenilla A, Lasuen del Olmo N, Cubells CL, de la Maza VT. Asistencia a neonatos en el servicio de urgencias de un hospital pediátrico terciario. Anales de Pediatría 2006;65(2): 123-128.

Lapeña López de Armentia S, Reguero Celada S, García Rabanal M, Gutiérrez Fernández M, Abdallah I, González Aparicio H. An epidemiological study of pediatric emergencies in a general hospital. Factors involved in unnecessary emergency consultations. An Esp Pediatr. 1996;44:121-5.

Kennedy TJT, Purcell LK, LeBlanc JC, Jangaard KA. Emergency Department use by infants less than 14 days of age. Pediatr Emer Care. 2004;20:437-42.

Published

2019-01-29

How to Cite

1.
Vázquez Fernández ME, Sanz Almazán M, García Sanz S, Berciano Villalibre C, Alfaro González M, del Río López A. Educational intervention in Primary Care to reduce and improve the adequacy of pediatric consultations: e201901003. Rev Esp Salud Pública [Internet]. 2019 Jan. 29 [cited 2025 May 17];93:12 páginas. Available from: https://ojs.sanidad.gob.es/index.php/resp/article/view/1224