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RODRIGUEZ SANTIRSO, M. A. et al. Function of the Primary Health Care directors of the INSALUD of Madrid: Needs of training. Medifam [online]. 2001, vol.11, n.5, pp.43-58. ISSN 1131-5768.

Objective: the projects in those which are analyzed the functions of the Manager Teams of Primary Health Care are scarce and their needs of training. The objectives of the work are: a) to analyze the dedication to the different functions of management; b) to know the social attributes required for the performance of their role; c) to determine the needs of traiIing in management and the preferred methods. Methodology: transverse descriptive study, through a questionnaire send by mail in November of 1999. The target population are 77 persons, that constitute the Manager Teams of Primary Health Care in Madrid. The studied variables were: a) time dedicated to each one of the functions of their work station and the time they would like to dedicate in those duties; b) the importance of the different social attributes  for the performance of their roles; c) degree of training as far as their functions are concerned; d) favourite training methodologies. Results: 84,4% of the people answered the questions. The distribution of the time that devoted to the different duties is: coordination (26,3%), management (22%), organization (21,4%) planning (15,8%) and evaluation (13,7%), and the wished order: planning (23%), management (21,2%), coordination (20,6%), organization (19,7%) and evaluation (16,4%). It is possible to see and acceptable agreement (Coefficient of Kendall W = 0,408) on the given to personal atributes. Only 32,3% of them have got a degree on management. The needs for training resulted little homogeneous (W = 0,19). But there is an acceptable degree of agreement on the metodologies preferred (W =0,408). Conclusions: we can confirm a slight difeerence between the managers' ideals of management and its reality. The needs from training resulted to be heterogeneous. training on a daily-practice basis was preferred fpr their training process.

Palabras clave : Primary Health Care; Management; Continued formation.

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