Perception and trust of health teams in family doctors who work in the Ecuadorian public health system

  • Andrea Tufiño Técnica de Ambato University
  • Diego Acevedo Ciespal
Keywords: family medicine, PHC, health teams, trust, contributions

Abstract

Family Medicine is described as a "horizontal" specialty because it covers areas that theoretically would belong to others, as opposed to traditional ones that would be described as "vertical" because they favor in-depth knowledge regarding an organ or system. With this premise, the PHC has seen in this specialty a solution to the saturated health system. The objective of this study is to measure the level of acceptance and confidence that family medicine has on the part of the other members of the health system.

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Author Biographies

Andrea Tufiño, Técnica de Ambato University

Specialist in family medicine, teacher of university teaching. She is the author of several books and clinical updates.

Diego Acevedo, Ciespal

Visual communicator, audiovisual producer and photographer, specializing in editorial publishing. He has participated as a consultant for several scientific magazines at the national level such as Chasqui, a Latin American communication magazine, edited by Ciespal; Reason and Word, edited by the Tecnológico de Montetrrey and the Catholic University of Ecuador, Ecuadorian Journal of Medicine Eugenio Espejo, edited by the Ecuadorian Medical Federation, Rural Family Practice; Edited by Saludesa Ecuador among the main ones and as an expert in editorial processes at the Andean Research Institute, an initiative led by Andean Health & Development; as well as in editorial logistics management and multimedia elements in the Editorial Paralelo Cero of the Andean Health and Development Foundation, Ecuador chapter.

He currently works as coordinator of editorial management in Revista Chasqui and as support in the processes of Ediciones CIESPAL.

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Published
2022-03-28
How to Cite
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Tufiño A, Acevedo D. Perception and trust of health teams in family doctors who work in the Ecuadorian public health system. PFR [Internet]. 2022Mar.28 [cited 2025Jun.24];7(1). Available from: https://www.practicafamiliarrural.org/index.php/pfr/article/view/230
Issue
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2022): Medicine facing the new challenges faced by populations
Section
Artículos Originales