Interprofessional education and collaboration between general practitioner trainees and practice nurses in providing chronic care; a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Effective interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is essential for the delivery of chronic care. Interprofessional education (IPE) can help support IPC skills. This makes IPE interesting for GP practices where chronic care is delivered by GPs together with practice nurses, especially for GP trainees who have to learn to collaborate with practice nurses during their training. The aim of this study is to gain insights in how IPE and IPC occur between GP trainees and practice nurses during the delivery of chronic care in GP training practices.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative research using semi structured focus groups and interviews with GP trainees, practice nurses and GP supervisors. All respondents were primed to the subject of IPE as they had followed an interpr

SUBMITTER: van der Gulden R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7469346 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature