Adherencia a la guía de práctica clínica de dolor lumbar del Ministerio de Salud Pública en la atención primaria en salud, en los centros de salud Chontacruz, Consacola, Daniel Álvarez, La Pradera, Miraflores, Motupe, San Cayetano, Zamora Huayco, Centro de Salud N°2 y Centro de Salud N°3 de la ciudad de Loja, en el periodo enero - diciembre 2018

Abstract

Abstract:The Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador presents a number of clinical practice guidelines that allow easy management of common diseases, however, there have been some obstacles to their use. The present study has focused on the Clinical Practice Guide of low back pain (DL) of the year 2016, with the aim of evaluating the adherence of this guide in Primary Health Care, in the health centers Chontacruz, Consacola, Daniel Álvarez, La Pradera, Miraflores, Motupe, San Cayetano, Zamora Huayco, Health Center N°2 and N°3 of the city of Loja, in 2018. A retrospective, descriptive, cross-sectional and observational study was carried out, considering as a sample 107 medical histories of non-specific acute DL patients, between 18 and 45 years. It was concluded that 13.9322% of the patients presented nonspecific acute LBP, the total adherence to the guideline was 50.818%, of the 16 recommendations it was identified that 99.06%, do not recommend the use of lumbar girdles, plates or lumbar support obtaining a high adherence, family doctors achieved greater adherence to the guideline with 53.53% compliance.