Characteristics of family physicians with additional training or focused practices in caring for older adults: Population-based retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify FPs with additional training and focused practice activities relevant to the needs of older patients within health administrative data and to describe their medical practices and service provision in community-based primary care settings.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Ontario.

Participants

Family physicians with Certificates of Added Competence in care of the elderly from the College of Family Physicians of Canada or focused practice billing designations in care of the elderly.

Main outcome measures

Evidence of additional training or certification in care of the elderly or practice activities relevant to the care of older adults.

Results

Of 14,123 FPs, 242 had evidence of additional scope to better support older

SUBMITTER: Correia RH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11407588 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature