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The primary health care in the emirate of Abu Dhabi: are they aligned with the chronic care model elements?

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Health Services Research, November 2017
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Title
The primary health care in the emirate of Abu Dhabi: are they aligned with the chronic care model elements?
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BMC Health Services Research, November 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12913-017-2691-4
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Marília Silva Paulo, Tom Loney, Luís Velez Lapão

Abstract

Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the largest of the seven emirates in terms of land mass and population. Abu Dhabi emirate has three different geographical regions: the Central Capital District, the Eastern Region, and the Western Region. The health system has been regulated by the Health Authority - Abu Dhabi (HAAD), and has been provided by the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), since 2007. The UAE has a high population-burden of morbidity and mortality related to chronic diseases. This paper aims to characterize the Primary Health Care (PHC) public services in Abu Dhabi using the Chronic Care Model (CCM) as a framework. Officially published data from HAAD, SEHA and the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention was reviewed and abstracted. The Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) statement was used as a baseline to review the PHC services through the CCM approach and to identify potential opportunities for improvement. There are 38 SEHA Ambulatory Healthcare Centers (AHS) that provide PHC, from which 20 are located in the Eastern Region and the other 18 in the Central Capital District. The AHS adopted the principles of the patient-centered medical home model, aiming at providing structured, proactive and coordinated care. Implementation of the CCM elements aligns with those standards and is positively associated with the use of interventions targeting high-risk behaviors. The UAE has a strong foundation in place for addressing the growing problem of chronic diseases. The CCM has been shown to have beneficial effects on clinical outcomes reinforcing the PHC procedures and processes of care and should continue to inform systematic efforts to improve the care that lead to better lives for the Abu Dhabi community.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 95 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 14 15%
Student > Ph. D. Student 11 12%
Unspecified 9 9%
Student > Bachelor 9 9%
Researcher 7 7%
Other 20 21%
Unknown 25 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 18 19%
Medicine and Dentistry 17 18%
Unspecified 9 9%
Social Sciences 6 6%
Computer Science 3 3%
Other 15 16%
Unknown 27 28%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 March 2023.
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#7,587,781
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Outputs from BMC Health Services Research
#3,677
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#112,882
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Health Services Research
#55
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