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Rev Esc Enferm USP. 2015 Dec;49:25-34. doi: 10.1590/S0080-623420150000800004.

Tool to measure workload of health professionals in Primary Health Care: development and validation.

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P

[Article in Portuguese]
Daiana Bonfim, Maria José Bistafa Pereira, Célia Regina Pierantoni, Ana Estela Haddad, Raquel Rapone Gaidzinski

Affiliations

  1. Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
  2. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
  3. Instituto de Medicina Socia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
  4. Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.

PMID: 26959150 DOI: 10.1590/S0080-623420150000800004

Abstract

Objective To develop and validate an instrument that addresses the interventions/activities carried out by the family health team as reference for staff planning. Method Methodological research developed in stages: instrument development, content validation, and pilot test in three units located in the southeastern region of Brazil. Results 39 interventions were validated in a single instrument to measure workload for clinician, dental surgeon, oral health technician/assistant, nurse, nurse assistant, and community health agent. In the pilot test, the instrument contained 100% of the interventions observed and the observers reached 93.7% agreement. Conclusion The proposed instrument is an innovating tool because of its configuration for health team and supports staff planning in primary health care.

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