Use of Primary Health Care Service in Cardiovascular Patients Admitted to Hospital

¹Necmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Nursing, Public Health Nursing Department, Konya, T�rkiye
²Selcuk University, Faculty of Nursing, Public Health Nursing Department, Konya, Turkey

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to determine the use of primary health care services in individuals diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases and to investigate the relationship between health status and sociodemographic characteristics and health/disease characteristics.
METHODS: The sample of this descriptive study consisted of 313 individuals with cardiovascular disease aged twenty years and over who were admitted to a hospital for any reason by haphazard sampling method. A questionnaire was used to collect the data.
RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was 59.21 � 13.52 years. It was seen that 46% of the individuals had hypertensive disease and 88.5% of them had continuous medication. The rate of those who prefer family health care center as the first institution for cardiovascular diseases is 13.4%, and the rate of those who prefer family health care center, as the first institution in case of any health problem is 20.1%. The individuals 89.1% came to the hospital without referral from the family health care center, 16.9% of them found family health care centers inadequate.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: It is seen that cardiovascular patients who apply to the hospital benefit less from primary health care services. Strengthening the management of cardiovascular patients in primary care is the main suggestion of this study.

Keywords:

Hastaneye Ba�vuran Kalp Damar Hastalar�n�n Birinci Basamak Sa�l�k Hizmeti Kullan�m�

¹Necmettin Erbakan �niversitesi, Hem�irelik Fak�ltesi, Halk Sa�l�� Hem�ireli�i Ana Bilim Dal�, Konya, T�rkiye
²Sel�uk �niversitesi, Hem�irelik Fak�ltesi, Halk Sa�l�� Hem�ireli�i Ana Bilim Dal�, Konya, T�rkiye

G�R�� ve AMA�: �al��man�n amac�, kalp damar hastal�� tan�s� olan bireylerin birinci basamak sa�l�k hizmetlerini kullanma durumlar�n�n belirlenmesi ve sa�l�k hizmetlerini kullanma durumu ile sosyodemografik �zellikler, sa�l�k/hastal�k �zellikleri aras�ndaki ili�kinin incelenmesidir.
Y�NTEM ve GERE�LER: Tan�mlay�c� t�rdeki �al��may� geli�ig�zel �rnekleme y�ntemi ile se�ilen, bir hastaneye herhangi bir sebeple ba�vuran yirmi ya� ve �st� kalp damar hastal��na sahip 313 birey olu�turmaktad�r. Verilerin toplanmas�nda anket formu kullan�lm��t�r.
BULGULAR: �al��maya kat�lan bireylerin ya� ortalamas� 59,21�13,52�dur. Bireylerin %46�s�n�n hipertansif bir hastal�� bulundu�u ve %88,5�inin s�rekli ila� kulland�� g�r�lm��t�r. Kalp damar hastal�klar� i�in ilk kurum olarak aile sa�l�� merkezini tercih edenlerin oran� %13,4; herhangi bir sa�l�k sorunu ya�ad��nda ilk kurum olarak aile sa�l�� merkezini tercih edenlerin oran� ise %20,1�dir. Bireylerin %89,1�i aile sa�l�� merkezinden sevk edilmeden hastaneye gelmekte ve bunlar�n %16,9�u aile sa�l�� merkezlerini yetersiz bulmaktad�r.
TARTI�MA ve SONU�: Hastaneye ba�vuran kalp damar hastalar�n�n birinci basamak sa�l�k hizmetlerinden daha az yararland�� g�r�lmektedir. Birinci basamakta kalp damar hastal�� y�netiminin g��lendirilmesi bu �al��man�n en temel �nerisidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

K�bra Sultan Dengiz, Deniz Ko�o�lu Tanyer. Use of Primary Health Care Service in Cardiovascular Patients Admitted to Hospital. Journal of Health and Nursing Management. 2020; 7(3): 402-411

Corresponding Author: K�bra Sultan Dengiz, T�rkiye