Patient advocates' views of patient roles in interprofessional collaborative practice in primary care: A constructivist grounded theory study.

ABSTRACT: Interprofessional collaborative practice has been shown to be an appropriate model of care for chronic disease management in primary care. However, how patients play a role in this model is relatively unknown. The aim of this constructivist grounded theory focus group study was to explore the perceptions of patient advocates regarding the role of patients in interprofessional collaborative practice for chronic conditions in primary care. Primary data were collected from patient advocates, from public and private Australian organisations and who represent patients with chronic disease in primary care, through focus groups in July-August 2020. Videoconference focus groups were recorded, transcribed verbatim and inductively, thematically analysed using the five-step approach by Charmaz: (1) i

SUBMITTER: Davidson AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10087047 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature