Universität zu Köln

Peter, Sophie ORCID: 0000-0003-1014-5142, Volkert, Anna Maria, Radbruch, Lukas, Rolke, Roman ORCID: 0000-0002-7370-8574, Voltz, Raymond, Pfaff, Holger and Scholten, Nadine ORCID: 0000-0002-7793-7745 (2022). GPs' involvement in specialised palliative home care: A mixed methods study in Germany. Eur. J. Gen. Pract., 28 (1). S. 224 - 234. ABINGDON: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1751-1402

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Abstract

Background General practitioners (GPs) are important providers of palliative home care (PHC). To deliver adequate palliative care, cooperation with specialised PHC teams is necessary. Specialised PHC is a type of care for severely ill patients by specialised providers. Little is known about the involvement of German GPs in specialised PHC. Objectives To analyse GPs' experience with realised and desired involvement in specialised PHC. Realised involvement means GPs took part in specialised PHC patients' care. Desired involvement is GPs' hoped-for cooperation with specialised PHC teams: GPs could state whether they want to stay involved, be informed, or provide medical services themselves after referral to specialised PHC. Methods Mixed methods design (focus group with 6 GPs; survey of 445 GPs in North Rhine, Germany, about their experiences in PHC/specialised PHC): Qualitative data was interpreted using content analysis. The authors developed a questionnaire and performed descriptive analysis based on qualitative results. Results GPs are mostly satisfied with specialised PHC teams' care, although they report cooperation is not always optimal. GPs describe a high satisfaction with quality of care by specialised PHC teams. However, physicians with higher PC knowledge are less satisfied with specialised PHC. Also, GPs are often less involved in specialised PHC than they wish, especially when they have a higher PC qualification. Conclusion In general, GPs are satisfied with the quality of care provided by specialised PHC teams but GPs do not always perceive cooperation as optimal. Involvement of GPs in specialised PHC needs to be improved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Peter, Sophie UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1014-5142 UNSPECIFIED Volkert, Anna Maria UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Radbruch, Lukas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Rolke, Roman UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-7370-8574 UNSPECIFIED Voltz, Raymond UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pfaff, Holger UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Scholten, Nadine UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-7793-7745 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-676018
DOI:	10.1080/13814788.2022.2139824
Journal or Publication Title:	Eur. J. Gen. Pract.
Volume:	28
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 224 - 234
Date:	2022
Publisher:	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication:	ABINGDON
ISSN:	1751-1402
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language GENERAL-PRACTITIONERS Multiple languages Primary Health Care; Medicine, General & Internal Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/67601