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[Accomplishment of preventive activities proposed by resident doctors of Family Medicine in Primary Care and its relationship with communication skills].

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2019-06-04

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Zafra-Ramírez, Natalia
Pérez-Milena, Alejandro
Valverde-Bolívar, Francisco Javier
Rodríguez-Bayón, Antonina
Delgado-Rodríguez, Miguel

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To determine the offer of preventive activities by resident physicians of family medicine in the Primary Care consultations and the relation with their communication habilities. A descriptive multicentre study assessing medical consultations video recording. Eight Primary Healthcare centres in Jaen (Andalucia). Seventy-three resident physicians (4th year) filmed and observed with patients. Offer of preventive activities (according to the Spanish Program of Preventive Activities and Health Promotion -PAPPS-). Doctor, patient and consultation characteristics. Peer-review of the communication between physicians and patients, using a CICAA scale. A descriptive, bivariate, logistic regression analysis was performed. Two hundred and sixty interviews were evaluated (duration 8.5±4.0min) of 73 residents (50.7% women, mean age 32.9±7.7 years, 79% urban environment). The patient is more frequently a woman (60%) who comes alone (72%) due to acute processes (80%) and with 2.1±1.0 demands. Preventive activities are offered in 47% (duration less than one minute) of primary (70%) and secondary (59%) prevention, offered through advice (72%) or screening (52%) and focused on the cardiovascular area (52%) and lifestyles (53%). Eighty percent related to the patient's reason for consultation. Communication skills 41% improvable, 26% adequate, 23% excellent. The offer of preventive activities is related to the duration of the consultation (OR=1.1, 95% CI 1.01; 1.16) and communication skills (OR=1.03, 95% CI 1.01; 1.10). Preventive activities are carried out in almost half of the consultations, although focused on advice and screening and linked to the patient's demand. Consultation time and communication skills favor a greater preventive offer.

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Adult
Cardiovascular Diseases
Communication
Family Practice
Female
Health Promotion
Humans
Internship and Residency
Life Style
Logistic Models
Male
Peer Review
Physician-Patient Relations
Preventive Medicine
Primary Health Care
Spain
Time Factors

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Atención Primaria de Salud, Communication, Comunicación, Disease prevention, Health promotion, Internado y residencia, Internship and residency, Physician-patient relations, Prevención de enfermedades, Primary healthcare, Promoción de la salud, Relaciones médico-paciente

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