AIM: As the influence of the variations in demographics, average incomes, and living conditions in the length of time, health systems sometimes need to be revised (e.g. size, comprehension, organization, etc.) to meet health problems. As a consequence of these changes Model of Family Medicine (MFM) has implemented in Sivas Province. This study, therefore, was done to evaluate the current knowledge of this model (MFM) of the healthcare workers in inner city of Sivas.
METHODS: This descriptive study was performed by face to face interview with 224 people (64,2%) out of 349 healthcare workers in 19 primary care units in Sivas city.
RESULTS: Nearly half of (49,1%) healthcare workers affirmed that the project (MFM) was pertaining to the Ministry of Health. Overall, 47,8% of healthcare workers did not suppose the MFM will be efficiently improve the health service. Additionally, healthcare workers believed that MFM will not improve the employees personal rights (60,7%), 73,2% of them declared that they worry about competitive pressure of their employment and scared of unemployment, and finally, 62,1% of them did not want to be a MFM personal in the future.
CONCLUSION: Healthcare workers seemed to be poorly-informed about MFM, and they seemed worried about the application of the model. These problems should be taken into account by health system planners.
Key words: Model of Family Medicine, Primary healthcare workers Article Language: Turkish English
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