Quality of follow-up of preterm infants in the Primary Health Care network: "Qualipreterm" guide.

OBJECTIVES

to develop the first version of an assessment guide for the quality of follow-up of preterm infants in Primary Health Care.

METHODS

a descriptive methodological study, which developed a guide to assess follow-up quality of preterm infants in Primary Care. Steps of conceptual establishment, construction of items and answers, organization of domains and structuring of the guide were carried out.

RESULTS

the guide was organized in five domains that included: Hospital discharge planning and care plan organization; Home follow-up during visits and teleservice; Infant health monitoring to promote health and prevent injuries; Integration between health services, education and specialized monitoring; Family support and support for care. It is proposed to assess the domains in inadequate, regular, good and excellent.

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

the first version of the guide suggests assessment elements aimed at the recommendations of good practices for preterm infants' health in the Primary Health Care network.