Expanding choice options for older patients in relation to practice-based commissioning: A qualitative study of older patients in a small GP surgery

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 331-336

  Weir, Norman A ^a   Kotecha, Mehul A ^b   Goel, Kusum L ^a  

^a Carshalton Fields Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers; Choice; Elderly; Information; Relevance

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELDERLY CARE; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 38049129310     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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