Implementing a Canadian shared-care ADHD program in Beijing: Barriers and facilitators to consider prior to start-up.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The shared care pathway for ADHD is a program developed in Canada with two main strategies: (a) implement a shared care pathway between general practitioners (GPs) and specialists, and (b) step up or down care so that the patient is treated at the most appropriate level of care, depending on the complexity or outcome of their illness. The current study aims to identify the challenges and facilitators of implementing this program in a Chinese mental health service setting.

Methods

Two focus groups were conducted using semi-structured interviews with a total of 7 health care providers in Beijing. An adapted grounded theory methodology using open-ended, axial and selective coding was used for data analysis.

Results

We identified three main levels related to ba

SUBMITTER: Bahraini S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9069949 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature