Publications by authors named "Janelle Micaela S Panganiban"
Prescribing Patterns in a Primary Care Service in a Rural Site in the Philippines from April 2019 to March 2020 - A Cross-sectional Study.
Acta Med Philipp
October 2024
Background: Appropriate use of medication is an important indicator of quality healthcare delivery among children. Previously published studies on drug utilization involved Filipino households in general and were conducted in the 1990s. No recent Philippine studies have been conducted that focus on drug utilization in children.
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- Turnaround time is a crucial metric in primary healthcare, indicating the duration patients spend in a facility from registration to the end of their consultation.
- This study assessed turnaround times in a rural Philippine primary care facility, comparing periods before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, analyzing data from 342 randomly selected patient records.
- Results indicated a median turnaround time of 29.0 minutes overall, with no significant difference found between the pre-pandemic (29.3 minutes) and pandemic periods (27.5 minutes) based on statistical analysis.*
Background And Objective: Inequity in access to healthcare continues to be a problem in the Philippines. This was further aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine is considered a potential strategy to address inequitable access to healthcare; however, it only gained popularity during the pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: A thorough understanding of user needs and behavioural intent-to-use underpins the development of a responsive health information system. This study aimed to examine health workers' intent-to-use an electronic health record (EHR) system in an urban, rural and remote setting in the Philippines.
Methods: Following the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology framework, user acceptance and the factors influencing intent-to-use the EHR were examined through a self-administered questionnaire.
Objectives: This study measured changes in patient satisfaction levels before and after the introduction of primary care system strengthening interventions in urban, rural, and remote sites in the Philippines.
Methods: A previously validated 16-item questionnaire was distributed to 200 patients per site before implementation of interventions and to a different set of 200 patients 1 year after implementation. We compared the percentage change in highly satisfied patients per site before and after implementing interventions using a two-proportion Z-test.