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Research Article
Care Management: Perspectives from Managers, Professionals and Users of a Specialized Service Facility Focused on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Author(s): Betina Hörner Schlindwein Meirelles, Samara Eliane Rabelo Suplici, Veridiana Tavares Costa, Aline Daiane Colaço, Bárbara Aparecida Oliveira Forgearini and Valdete Meurer KuehlkampBetina Hörner Schlindwein Meirelles, Samara Eliane Rabelo Suplici, Veridiana Tavares Costa, Aline Daiane Colaço, Bárbara Aparecida Oliveira Forgearini and Valdete Meurer Kuehlkamp
Background: Complex practices used for care management are developed to include the perspectives of professionals, healthcare organizations and patients. Therefore, to implement strategies to provide quality care, identifying gaps in these practices is crucial. This study seeks to gain a better understanding of the management of health care for people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome by considering the perspective of health professionals, managers and patients of a specialized service facility in South Brazil that focuses on contagious diseases. Methods: This qualitative, dialogic, reflexive and interpretative study involved 16 participants. The data were derived from semi-structured interviews conducted during 2013 and 2014. Ethnograph® software was used to provide a descriptive and interpretative data analysis. Results: The results sh.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-1168.1000369
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