Primary care nurses in a local Belgian setting: Responding to healthcare needs of people with disabilities

Background: Given the worldwide evolution to deinstitutionalize care for people with a disability (PD), the importance of having care services, for instance as offered by primary care nurses (PCN), to deliver necessary care to PD can only be emphasized. European data (from 2014) show a relatively high percentage of PD in Belgium (16.2%) using home care services provided by primary health care providers (PCN, general practitioners. . . ). Moreover, satisfaction levels regarding these services are among the highest in Europe. The objective of this research was to gain insight into the needs of P... Mehr ...