Journal article
Primary Health Care Providers’ Perspectives: Facilitating Older Patients’ Access to Community Support Services
Abstract
The purpose of the study examined in this article was to understand how non-physician health care professionals working in Canadian primary health care settings facilitate older persons' access to community support services (CSSs). The use of CSSs has positive impacts for clients, yet they are underused from lack of awareness. Using a qualitative description approach, we interviewed 20 health care professionals from various disciplines and …
Authors
Ploeg J; Denton M; Hutchison B; McAiney C; Moore A; Brazil K; Tindale J; Wu A; Lam A
Journal
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 499–512
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
December 2016
DOI
10.1017/s0714980816000568
ISSN
0714-9808