Task shifting to improve practice efficiency: A survey among general practitioners in non-urban Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Germany is challenged by an increasing shortage in general practice services, especially in non-urban areas. Task shifting from general practitioners (GPs) to other health professionals may improve practice efficiency to address this mismatch.

Objectives

Exploring GPs' motives and beliefs towards task shifting in non-urban Germany and identifying potential factors influencing these.

Methods

The cross-sectional survey was disseminated by mail in three waves between July 2021 and August 2022 among all GPs in non-urban Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. It included items on demographics and practice characteristics as well as 15 Likert-scale items addressing motives and beliefs towards task shifting, based on the Theoretical Domain Framework. Likert-scale items were

SUBMITTER: Averbeck H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11520091 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature