Scaling-up an integrated care for patients with non-communicable diseases : an analysis of healthcare barriers and facilitators in Slovenia and Belgium ; Nadgradnja celostne oskrbe pacientov s kroničnimi nenalezljivimi Boleznimi : analiza spodbujevalcev in ovir v Sloveniji in Belgiji

Abstract: Introduction: Although the concept of integrated care for non-communicable diseases was introduced at the primary level to move from disease-centered to patient-centered care, it has only been partially implemented in European countries. The aim of this study was to identify and compare identified facilitators and barriers to scale-up this concept between Slovenia and Belgium. Methods: This was a qualitative study. Fifteen focus groups and fifty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with stakeholders at the micro, meso and macro levels. In addition, data from two previously p... Mehr ...