Older Patients' Perspectives on Quality of Serious Illness Care in Primary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite increased focus on measuring and improving quality of serious illness care, there has been little emphasis on the primary care context or incorporation of the patient perspective.

Objective

To explore older patients' perspectives on the quality of serious illness care in primary care.

Design

Qualitative interview study.

Participants

Twenty patients aged 60 or older who were at risk for or living with serious illness and who had participated in the clinic's quality improvement initiative.

Methods

We used a semistructured, open-ended guide focusing on how older patients perceived quality of serious illness care, particularly in primary care. We transcribed interviews verbatim and inductively identified codes. We identified emergent theme

SUBMITTER: Abu Al Hamayel N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9700198 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature