Development of the local urban family physician model

Background: Urban family physician program is a health-based plan based on disease prevention. This plan began in Mazandaran province as one of the pilot provinces; so far, the implementation of this project has not been possible in all cities in the country.On the other hand, urban family physicians have provided a good opportunity for doctors and midwives to work. The purpose of this study was to design the native model of urban family physician using the research method. Material and Method: In the current qualitative study, data was collected using semi- structured interviews of ۴۰ people including urban family physicians, health care providers, experts and recipients. Questions included the strengths or achievements, weaknesses or challenges of implementing a family physician program and suggestions. With the aim of extractingthe components ofthe model, this information was categorized and analyzed based on the thematic analysis. Results: In this study, achievements, design challenges and strategies were coded separately. Qualitative data analysis in the coding process led to the emergence of ۵ main code and ۱۵ subcodes. The main ۵ code were named: financing, financial payments, regulations, organizing and behavioral. Conclusion: The results revealedthat each of the main areas obtained in this study requires changes that will allow better implementation and development of this valuable plan to other cities.

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PrimaryHealthCare ، Familyphysicianprogram ، Iran