Influence of primary care practices on patients' uptake of diabetic retinopathy screening: A qualitative case study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 625, 2014, Pages

  Lindenmeyer, Antje ^a   Sturt, Jackie A ^b   Hipwell, Alison ^c   Stratton, Irene M ^d   Al Athamneh, Nidal ^c   Gadsby, Roger ^c   O'Hare, Joseph Paul ^c   Scanlon, Peter H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetic retinopathy; Interprofessional relations; Mass screening; Primary care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84904971113     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14X680965     Document Type: Article

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