Perceptions, facilitators and barriers of digital interdisciplinary consultation: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The demand for care is increasing in volume and complexity. Digital interdisciplinary consultation (DIDC) has the potential to support general practitioners (GPs) with specialist knowledge and prevent unnecessary referrals. Successful DIDC requires collaboration between stakeholders with potentially different goals, barriers and motivations. Little is known about this broader context of DIDC.

Aim

To identify stakeholders' perceptions about DIDC including barriers and facilitators to its use.

Design and setting

Semistructured interviews with seven stakeholder groups in the Netherlands.

Method

We used purposive sampling to attain various stakeholders. The semistructured online or telephone interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed thematically.

SUBMITTER: Hidding CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12478473 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature