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Protocol for a nationwide survey of primary health care in China: the China PEACE (Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events) MPP (Million Persons Project) Primary Health Care Survey
- Source :
- BMJ Open
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- BMJ Publishing Group, 2017.
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Abstract
- IntroductionChina has pioneered advances in primary health care (PHC) and public health for a large and diverse population. To date, the current state of PHC in China has not been subjected to systematic assessments. Understanding variations in primary care services could generate opportunities for improving the structure and function of PHC.Methods and analysisThis paper describes a nationwide PHC study (PEACE MPP Primary Health Care Survey) conducted across 31 provinces in China. The study leverages an ongoing research project, the China Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events (PEACE) Million Persons Project (MPP). It employs an observational design with document acquisition and abstraction and in-person interviews. The study will collect data and original documents on the structure and financing of PHC institutions and the adequacy of the essential medicines programme; the education, training and retention of the PHC workforce; the quality of care; and patient satisfaction with care. The study will provide a comprehensive assessment of current PHC services and help determine gaps in access and quality of care. All study instruments and documents will be deposited in the Document Bank as an open-access source for other researchers.Ethics and disseminationThe central ethics committee at the China National Centre for Cardiovascular Disease (NCCD) approved the study. Written informed consent has been obtained from all patients. Findings will be disseminated in future peer reviewed papers, and will inform strategies aimed at improving the PHC in China.Trial registration numberNCT02953926
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
China
health services administration & management
education
Alternative medicine
behavioral disciplines and activities
Essential medicines
03 medical and health sciences
primary care
0302 clinical medicine
Patient satisfaction
Nursing
Informed consent
RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
medicine
Protocol
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Aged
Quality of Health Care
Primary Health Care
business.industry
030503 health policy & services
Public health
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Patient Satisfaction
Research Design
Health Care Surveys
Workforce
Observational study
Female
Public Health
0305 other medical science
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20446055
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMJ Open
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....57f53395ed9c9a7a640a5ae7b073f6e9