A primary care-based health needs assessment in inner city Dublin.
Affiliation
School of Medicine and Medical Science, The Coombe Healthcare Centre, Dublin 8,, Ireland. conor.okelly@ucdconnect.ieIssue Date
2012-02-01T10:57:18ZMeSH
AdultChronic Disease
Female
Humans
Ireland
Male
Middle Aged
*Needs Assessment
Primary Health Care/*organization & administration
Urban Population
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Ir J Med Sci. 2010 Sep;179(3):399-403. Epub 2010 Apr 20.Journal
Irish journal of medical scienceDOI
10.1007/s11845-010-0483-5PubMed ID
20405234Abstract
BACKGROUND: In 2001, a primary care-based health needs assessment (HNA) in South Inner City of Dublin identified high levels of morbidity and widespread and frequent use of primary care and specialist hospital services as particular concerns. AIMS: This study aims to determine the primary care health needs of a local community, from the perspective of service users and service providers. METHODS: A similar methodology to our 2001 HNA was adopted, involving semi-structured interviews with a convenience sample of patients attending two general practices and key informants regarding local health issues and health service utilisation. RESULTS: High levels of morbidity and chronic illness were found. A correlation between the local environment and ill-health was identified, as well as high utilisation of primary care services in the area. CONCLUSION: The establishment of a Primary Care Team would begin to address the health needs of the community.Language
engISSN
1863-4362 (Electronic)0021-1265 (Linking)
ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/s11845-010-0483-5