National-wide Survey on Primary Health Care in China (China-PHC)

The survey aims to support health policy making, this survey aims to comprehensively assess the capability and quality of PHC in different regions in China. The study is based on the China PEACE MPP network, including about 4000 rural and urban primary health care institutions scattered over 31 provinces in Mainland China. The investigators intended to enroll about 30,000 PHC healthcare providers. Meanwhile, the investigators drew a random samples (>50,000) of patients from MPP high-risk of CVD population. In this survey, data on structure, process, and outcome of PHC system in China will be collected by questionnaires, specified by organization, healthcare providers and patients. Meanwhile, the investigators will collect the original documents from participating PHC institutions, covering the aspects of finance, employment, essential medical list (EMS), public health service report and prescriptions. The investigators will analyze data in align with key indicators, to assess the capability and quality of PHC across different regions in China.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

The survey aims to support health policy making, this survey aims to comprehensively assess the capability and quality of PHC in different regions in China. The study is based on the China PEACE MPP network, including about 4000 rural and urban primary health care institutions scattered over 31 provinces in Mainland China. The investigators intended to enroll about 30,000 PHC healthcare providers. Meanwhile, the investigators drew a random samples (>50,000) of patients from MPP high-risk of CVD population. In this survey, data on structure, process, and outcome of PHC system in China will be collected by questionnaires, specified by organization, healthcare providers and patients. Meanwhile, the investigators will collect the original documents from participating PHC institutions, covering the aspects of finance, employment, essential medical list (EMS), public health service report and prescriptions. The investigators will analyze data in align with key indicators, to assess the capability and quality of PHC across different regions in China.

  1. PHC organizations: All rural and urban PHC institutions in the MPP network are invited to participate the survey. The MPP identified the eligible collaborating institutions based on the amount of residents in the catchment area, population stability, economic condition and geographic location.
  2. PHC providers: The investigators intended to invite all the healthcare providers who work in the participating PHC institutions to participate the survey. In this survey, healthcare workers refer to physicians, nurses, public health workers and village doctors based on their professional education background. The village doctors are those who work in the village clinics with a certificate of village doctor.
  3. Patients: The investigators intended to interview patients, who lived in the catchment areas of the participating PHC institutions, to study the satisfaction on the PHC services and health insurance, health outcomes and out-of-pocket payment for the services.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

50000

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

35 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Subjects identified as high risk for cardiovascular diseases in China PEACE MPP study, who lived in the catchment areas of the participating PHC institutions

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • lived in the catchment areas of the participating PHC institutions
  • aged 35-75 years
  • screened in China PEACE MPP project
  • with high risk for cardiovascular diseases

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
primary health care users
Subjects with high risk of cardiovascular diseases who lived in the catchment areas of the participating PHC institutions.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Use of on the PHC services
Time Frame: 1 year
Subjects' experiences of seeking PHC is collected using a self-administrative questionnaire. Also, the investigators will extract information from original documents from PHC institusions, covering the aspects of finance, employment, essential medical list (EMS), public health service report and prescriptions
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Satisfaction on the PHC services
Time Frame: 1 year
Subjects' opinion on PHC is collected using a self-administrative questionnaire
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 30, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 1, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

November 3, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 17, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 16, 2017

Last Verified

May 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

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