Avaliação do Centro Hiperdia Minas de Juiz de Fora na atenção à doença renal crônica

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The HIPERDIA Minas Center Juiz de Fora (CHDM/JF) is characterized by primary care and specialist collaboration in the care of patients with hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this model of care, the primary health care (PHC) should serve as the coordinating care center throughout the trajectory of the user on the network through specific tools and strategies for communication between professionals in PHC and secondary health care. The CHDM/JF offers interdisciplinary care and specific tests for chronic kidney disease patients (CKD) secondary to hypertension or diabetes mellitus, from the stages 3b to 5 and/or with a decline of estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥5 mL/min/year. In turn PHC represents the first contact of the user with chronic kidney disease on the health care network, highlighting the importance of the participation of PHC professionals in the early detection of this condition. AIM: To evaluate the structure of primary care units (PCU), the work processes and outcomes of care for at risk groups for CKD. METHODS: Evaluative study with a quantitative approach, performed in 14 points of primary care and one center of secondary care in the city of Juiz de Fora - MG, Brazil, in the period ranging from 2010 to 2012. The information of "structure" and "process" were obtained by a semistructured questionnaire applied to physicians, administrators and community workers. The clinical parameters were assessed using clinical indicators obtained from medical records. The PCU were classified according to the degree of implantation of the “Structure” and “Process” criteria directed to the attention of the CKD. RESULTS: The classification of the degree of implantation of the PCU showed that 36% were “implanted” and 64% “partially implanted” or “not implanted”. The “implanted” PCU showed better stabilization rates of the glomerular filtration rate (51%) than the “partially implanted” (36%) and “not implanted” (44%) PCU (p=0,046). Moreover, the "implanted" UAPS forwarded users to secondary care at earlier stages of CKD (stage 3B) than the "not implanted" PCU (58% vs. 36%) (p=0.049). CONCLUSION: PCU with higher grades in the criteria of "structure" and "process" for attention to CKD showed better clinical outcomes.