Interprofessional team-based collaboration between designated GPs and care home staff: a qualitative study in an urban Danish setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Being a general practitioner for residents in many care homes may challenge communication with residents, relatives, and care home staff, and potentially lead to lower quality of care. Several countries have therefore introduced different solutions to reduce the number of general practitioners at each care home. In 2017, the designated general practitioner model was introduced at many Danish care homes. This study aimed to evaluate experiences from the interprofessional team-based collaboration between designated general practitioners and care home staff with regular contact with the designated general practitioners in an urban Danish setting.

Methods

A qualitative design was applied using semi-structured interviews. Eight interviews (three group interviews and fi

SUBMITTER: Christensen LD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9811752 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature