Abstract
Objective
To evaluate the Family Health Strategy Index of Responsiveness in urban areas of the Federal District.
Methods
This is an exploratory descriptive study. A questionnaire was applied from May 1 to July 31, 2014 approaching 242 users with the following dimensions of responsiveness: a) respect the people: dignity, confidentiality, autonomy, communication; b) orientation to client: facilities, selection of professional, agility in services and social support that were used to calculate the Index of Responsiveness.
Results
The following dimensions have been evaluated as positive: dignity with an index of 0.902 (excellent); confidentiality with 0.838 (very good); communication with 0.833 (very good); social support with 0.814 (very good); and autonomy with an index of 0.746 (good). Facilities and agility were evaluated as regular with indexes of 0.649 and 0.613, respectively. The dimension of selection of professional was evaluated as poor, with an index of 0.169.
Discussion
The best indexes of responsiveness were found in dimensions focused on respect for people, including being treated with dignity, assurance of confidentiality and good communication with professionals. User’s autonomy appeared as an attribute to be improved by professionals. The dimensions related to orientation to client performed worst, except for social support. Facilities were considered to be regular, while agility and possibility of selection of professional were unsatisfactory.
Conclusion
The Family Health Strategy (FHS) units should improve the aspect of orientation to client, mainly regarding infrastructure and coordination with the health care network.
Family health strategy; Health evaluation; Primary health care; Family health; Quality of health care