Care of elderly people by the general practitioner and the geriatrician in Belgium: a qualitative study of their relationship

Objectives. The care of elderly people is a large part of the general practitioners’ work. The growing elderly population requires a reflection on the management of care. Within this large field, we focused on the relationship between general practitioners (GPs) and hospital geriatricians (HGs). Methods. Focus group discussions (FGDs) were performed to describe the collaboration between GPs and HGs: four groups with only GPs, two groups with only HGs and one group with GPs and hospital specialists. Participants were invited to speak about their bad or good experiences of inter-collaboration.... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Dagneaux, Isabelle
Gilard, Isabelle
De Lepeleire, Jan
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
Verlag/Hrsg.: Dove Medical Press Ltd.
Schlagwörter: General practitioner / Geriatrics / Elderly / Collaboration
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28955943
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Link(s) : http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/74120