The Experience of Accessing Primary Healthcare Centres in a Lebanese Community: Perspectives of Older People, Family Members and Service Providers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Older people's experiences with access to primary healthcare are overlooked in LMICs, leading to inequitable access and limited delivery of person-centred care. In Lebanon, the economic crisis has increased older people's vulnerabilities and reliance on services provided through primary healthcare centres (PHCCs). This study explores (1) factors shaping decisions of using PHCCs; (2) experiences of older people accessing PHCCs from three perspectives: the older people themselves, family members and service providers; (3) family members' experiences with accessing PHCCs; and (4) service providers' experiences with providing care for older people within PHCCs in a Northern Lebanese district.

Methods

This study adopts a qualitative descriptive design with an inducti

SUBMITTER: Dableh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12476029 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature