"They Are Talking About Me, but Not with Me": A Focus Group Study to Explore the Patient Perspective on Interprofessional Team Meetings in Primary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of people with multiple chronic conditions receiving primary care services is growing. To deal with their increasingly complex health care demands, professionals from different disciplines need to collaborate. Interprofessional team (IPT) meetings are becoming more popular. Several studies describe important factors related to conducting IPT meetings, mostly from a professional perspective. However, in the light of patient-centeredness, it is valuable to also explore the patients' perspective.

Objective

The aim was to explore the patients' perspectives regarding IPT meetings in primary care.

Methods

A qualitative study with a focus group design was conducted in the Netherlands. Two focus group meetings took place, for which the same patients were

SUBMITTER: van Dongen JJJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5534197 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature