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Revista médica de Chile · Jul 2022
[Adjustments for the care of people with sensory disabilities in primary health centers].
- Elizabeth Parra, Felipe Henriquez, Valeria Campos, and Ricardo Cartes-Velásquez.
- Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
- Rev Med Chil. 2022 Jul 1; 150 (7): 919923919-923.
BackgroundPeople with Sensory Disabilities (PcDS) face barriers for equal access to health care. Thus, health centers require adjustments to comply with equal access that allows an universal coverage of care.AimTo characterize the adjustments for the care of PcDS in primary health centers in Concepción, Chile.Material And MethodsCross-sectional study using data obtained through a questionnaire to key informants or via Transparency Law, and direct observation. The variables were subdivided into four categories, namely infrastructure, communication, skills, and environment.ResultsThe analyzed health centers have a high proportion of general adjustments of their physical settings. However, there is a lack of specific adjustments for deaf and blind people, especially communicational ones.ConclusionsThere is a paucity of adjustments for the health care of PcDS in the analyzed health centers. This deficiency underscores the barriers faced by PcDS for receiving care in the Chilean public health system.
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