United, can we be stronger? Did French general practitioners in multi-professional groups provide more chronic care follow-up during lockdown?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given the importance of the continuous follow-up of chronic patients, we evaluated the performance of French private practice general practitioners (GPs) practicing in multi-professional group practices (MGP) regarding chronic care management during the first Covid-19 lockdown in Spring 2020 compared to GPs not in MGP. We consider two outcomes: continuity of care provision for chronic patients and proactivity in contacting these patients.

Methods

The cross-sectional web questionnaire of 1191 GPs took place in April 2020. We exploit self-reported data on: 1) the frequency of consultations for chronic patients during lockdown compared to their "typical" week before the pandemic, along with 2) GPs' proactive behaviour when contacting their chronic patients. We use pr

SUBMITTER: Zaytseva A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9016683 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature