Making Function Part of the Conversation: Clinician Perspectives on Measuring Functional Status in Primary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Although there is increasing interest in using functional status to guide clinical decision making, function is seldom routinely assessed in primary care. We explored clinician perspectives on barriers and facilitators to routine measurement of older adults' functional status in primary care settings.

Design

Qualitative study using semistructured interviews.

Setting

Primary care and geriatrics clinics at six Veterans Affairs Medical Centers.

Participants

Twenty-four primary care providers, including 17 from primary care clinics and 7 from geriatrics clinics.

Measurements

We conducted interviews to elicit clinician perspectives about functional status measurement, including barriers and facilitators to routine assessment. We analyzed transcript

SUBMITTER: Nicosia FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6402957 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature