Homeless people's access to primary care physiotherapy services: an exploratory, mixed-method investigation using a follow-up qualitative extension to core quantitative research.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to appraise referrals of homeless patients to physiotherapy services and explore perceptions of barriers to access.

Design

This exploratory mixed-method study used a follow-up qualitative extension to core quantitative research design. Over 9 months, quantitative data were gathered from the healthcare records of homeless patients referred to physiotherapy by a general practitioner (GP) practice, including the number of referrals and demographic data of all homeless patients referred. Corresponding physiotherapy records of those people referred to physiotherapy were searched for the outcome of their care. Qualitative semi-structured telephone interviews, based on the quantitative findings, were carried out with staff involved with pati

SUBMITTER: Dawes J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5734209 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature