Validation of a scale to assess the coordination of networks of health care by primary attention

• Grant number: 12/17403-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: December 01, 2012
• End date: January 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Nursing - Public Health Nursing
• Principal Investigator: Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio
• Grantee: Ludmila Barbosa Bandeira Rodrigues
• Host Institution: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto (EERP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This study proposed validate a scale to assess the coordination of networks of health care by primary care. To carry out a full validation of the instrument, three types of validation are considered: content, criterion and construct. The reference population is made up of health professionals working in teams of the Family Health Strategy, in the micro-Alfenas MG. The analysis will be done through the Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses. Internal consistency is assessed by Cronbach Alpha. The validation of this scale can contribute to the consolidation of an integrated health services, organized in networks of care coordinated by the Health and Primary Health Care, in addition to strengthening the debate on this subject in the scenario of public health policies. (AU)

Scientific publications

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LUDMILA BARBOSA BANDEIRA RODRIGUES; ANDREA CRISTINA LEITE; MELLINA YAMAMURA; KEILA CRISTIANE DEON; RICARDO ALEXANDRE ARCÊNCIO. Coordenação das redes de atenção à saúde pela atenção primária: validação semântica de um instrumento adaptado. Cadernos de Saúde Pública, v. 30, n. 7, p. 1385-1390, 2014-07-00. (12/17403-8, 13/04263-6)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

RODRIGUES, Ludmila Barbosa Bandeira. Adaptation and validation of scale to assess the coordination of health care networks by the primary care: preliminary results. 2014. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto (PCARP/BC) Ribeirão Preto.