Primary care providers' perceptions and experiences of family-centered care for older adults: a qualitative study of community-based diabetes management in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Family-centered care, as a contemporary model of health service delivery, involves a mutually beneficial partnership between healthcare providers, patients and their families. Although evidence on the positive effects of family-centered care on older adults and their families is accumulating, less is known about the providers' beliefs, attitudes and practices related to family-centeredness, especially regarding community-based primary healthcare services for the rapidly-ageing Chinese population.

Methods

This study investigated Chinese primary care providers' perceptions and experiences of family-centered care for older adults, using community-based diabetes management services as an example. Ten focus-group interviews involving 48 community health professionals w

SUBMITTER: Tu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8299165 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature