General practitioners' perceptions of treatment of chronically ill patients managed in general practice: An interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with chronic conditions pose a major challenge to the Danish healthcare system. Since 2018, disease management programmes for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) were introduced in Denmark. Treatment in hospitals should be reserved for those patients who require specialised treatment. Hence, more patients with COPD and T2D fall within the general practitioners' (GPs) responsibility.

Objectives

This study explores GPs' perceptions of their role as physicians responsible for the disease management programmes on COPD and T2D and their perceptions of the quality of care provided to these patient groups.

Methods

Between November 2019 and January 2020, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 14 GPs fr

SUBMITTER: Marcussen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8183538 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature