Challenges to the improvement of Colombian medical brigades aimed at the diagnosis of congenital heart disease: A qualitative approach

• Published in: Global public health Vol. 14; no. 8; pp. 1193 - 1203
• Main Authors: Rubio, Maria Alejandra, Dennis, Rodolfo, Dominguez, Maria Teresa, Suarez, Roberto, Olarte-Sierra, Maria Fernanda, Palacio, Daniela, Ronderos, Miguel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 03.08.2019; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Cardiology; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Caregivers; Caregivers - standards; Clinical outcomes; Colombia; Communication; Conditioning; Congenital diseases; Congenital heart disease; Diagnosis; Disease; Families & family life; Female; Health care; Health disparities; Health services; healthcare inequity; Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnosis; Heart diseases; Humans; Inequality; Male; Medical brigades; Medical diagnosis; Medical electronics; Medical personnel; Observation; Patient Care Team - standards; Pediatrics; Populations; Qualitative Research; Quality Improvement; Sampling; Social background; Social Class; Social factors; Sociocultural factors; socioeconomic factors; Socioeconomic status; Telemedicine; Colombia; congenital heart disease; socioeconomic factors; Medical brigades; healthcare inequity; qualitative research

Qualitative research of brigades and the family experience of congenital heart disease is of current interest and has been previously neglected. This study aimed to explore the social factors conditioning outcomes of paediatric cardiology care in the setting of Colombian medical brigades and to iden...