Mirror meetings with frail older people and multidisciplinary primary care teams: Process and impact analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To analyse the process and impact of confronting multidisciplinary teams (MTs) in primary care with the experiences of frail older patients through mirror meetings (MMs), with the aim of supporting teams to organize care in a more patient-oriented way.

Methods

Process and impact analyses were performed using a mixed-method approach. MMs were held with 14 frail older patients and four MTs comprising 23 health-care professionals (HCPs) in primary care in the Netherlands.

Results

Mirror meetings were feasible for frail older people living at home, although their recruitment was time-consuming. Interaction between the patients was scarce, but they valued the opportunity to share their stories. HCPs preferred MMs overwritten reports about patient experiences. An

SUBMITTER: Grol S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6803397 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature