Ecuadorian healthcare professionals’ perspectives on attributes of asthma care coordination: a qualitative study
The lack of shared objectives and effective communication between different levels of care for the follow-up of asthma patients were attributes of asthma care coordination perceived by healthcare professionals at different levels of care in Ecuador. The Ecuadorian health system should consider these to improve its performance.
Authors
- María José Cisneros-Caceres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5996-5147)
- Carolina Barbosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7535-9443)
- Gabriela Pimentel Pinheiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6088-2805)
- Emily Granadillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4877-8167)
- Rejane Ferreira
- Max Bachmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1770-3506)
- Adriana Romero-Sandoval (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7635-6861)
- Ana Luíza Barreto de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3773-6348)
- José Alfonso Montalvo-Yépez
- Philip J. Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6770-6871)
- J. Urrego (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0118-7554)
- Natalia Romero-Sandoval (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6881-6581)
- Ãlvaro A. Cruz
Institutions
- University of East Anglia (GB)
- Universidade Federal da Bahia (BR)
- St George's, University of London (GB)
- Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (EC)
- Universidade de Pernambuco (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084803
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85