Community pharmacy & primary care integration: qualitative study on stakeholders' opinions and interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health systems worldwide are under pressure. Integration seems a possible solution to improve healthcare systems efficiency. This research aims to gather stakeholders' opinions on integrating community pharmacy and the primary healthcare system and secondly to explore and prioritise interventions for an initial integration plan.

Method

Using a constructivist qualitative research approach, a two-phase qualitative study was conducted in the Basque Country, Spain. Thematic analysis using NVivo® was undertaken on data gathered during focus groups and semi-structured interviews (phase 1). During phase 2, a nominal group prioritised potential integration interventions identified in phase 1.

Results

The study amalgamated findings from four focus groups and nine in

SUBMITTER: Urionaguena A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11382723 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature