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Access to healthcare system of indigenous communities with musculoskeletal disorders and rheumatic disease in Chaco, Argentina: a qualitative study.

Rosana Maris QuintanaSofia FernandezMartina FayCecilia CamachoGraciela GomezJazmin PetrelliAndrés HoneriViviana Arenas SolórzanoAna BensiGustavo Di PrinzioAdriana SilvestreMaria Elena CalvoIngris Pelaez-BallestasMarcela ValdataBernardo A Pons-Estel
Published in: Clinical rheumatology (2020)
These findings should be incorporated into educational strategies to improve access to healthcare system and adherence to medical treatment, establishing an interaction between the different levels of the local care system and providing community health workers with an appropriate training with the support of the community representatives. Key Points • The different barriers between the community and the healthcare system were described. • The "navigation" within the health system carried out by the qom community and the migration were relevant points. • The bureaucratization of the health system and the need to design and implement educational strategies in the future were highlighted.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • quality improvement
  • type diabetes
  • current status
  • metabolic syndrome
  • pain management
  • chronic pain
  • combination therapy