Competencies for collaboration between general practitioners and medical specialists: a qualitative study of the patient perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore the patient view of competencies essential for doctors to provide good collaboration at the primary-secondary care interface.

Design

We used a qualitative research approach. Focus groups with patients were conducted to explore their opinions of doctors' competencies to provide good collaboration between primary and secondary care doctors. Transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis.

Setting

Dutch primary-secondary care interface.

Participants

Sixteen participants took part in five focus groups. Patients treated in both primary and secondary care, defined as having a minimum of two contacts with their general practitioner and two contacts with a medical specialty in the last 6 months, were included. Psychiatric patients and children w

SUBMITTER: Janssen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7332184 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature