Disconnected relationships between primary care and community-based health and social services and system navigation for older adults: a qualitative descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are gaps in knowledge and understanding about the relationships between primary care and community-based health and social services in the context of healthy aging at home and system navigation. This study examined provider perspectives on: a) older adults' health and social needs; b) barriers to accessing services; c) the nature of relationships between primary care and health and social services; and d) ways to facilitate primary care and health and social services navigation to optimize older adults' health.

Methods

Four focus groups were conducted involving providers (n = 21) in: urban primary care clinics and health and social services organizations serving older adults in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Purposive sampling was employed to recruit community h

SUBMITTER: Valaitis R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7181491 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature