Understanding multidisciplinary care for people with rheumatic disease in British Columbia, Canada, through patients, nurses and physicians voices: a qualitative policy evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2011, the province of British Columbia (BC) moved to allow patients with complex rheumatic disease to be seen by nurses along with their rheumatologist by introducing a 'Multidisciplinary Care Assessments' (MCA) billing code (G31060).

Objective

To describe multidisciplinary care introduced as part of MCAs across BC and investigate the perceived impact of this intervention, the addition of nurses to the care team, on patient care from the perspective of patients, nurses, and rheumatologists.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured interviews, informed by a qualitative evaluation approach with patients, nurses, and rheumatologists from September 2019 - August 2020. Interviews investigated 1) the experiences of all stakeholders with adopting the multidisciplin

SUBMITTER: Apantaku G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8542329 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature