A qualitative research on demand for contracted family doctor services in middle-aged and elderly patients with chronic diseases in Dongguan
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20191230-04826
- VernacularTitle:东莞市中老年慢性病家庭医生签约服务需求的质性研究
- Author:
Qiuyan XING
1
;
Fengyun LI
;
Hong ZHANG
;
Lin LIN
Author Information
1. 广东医科大学护理学院，东莞 523808
- Keywords:
Family care;
Chronic disease;
Community health services;
Qualitative research
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2020;26(26):3614-3619
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore demand for contracted family doctor services in middle-aged and elderly patients with chronic diseases in Dongguan so as to provide a basis for further improving the contracted family doctor service items of chronic disease.Methods:From August to December 2018, a total of 20 middle-aged and elderly patients with chronic diseases who signed up for family doctor service in Dongguan city were selected for semi-structured interviews using the objective sampling method, and the data were analyzed with the Colaizzi analysis method.Results:By analyzing and categorizing the interview data, six themes were extracted, namely, policy and service cognitive needs, disease knowledge and skills needs, drug treatment needs, rehabilitation care needs, psychosocial support and network service needs.Conclusions:Middle-aged and elderly patients with chronic diseases have a high demand for family doctor team services. Medical staff should strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration, strengthen chronic disease health education, pay attention to mental health of patients and use the network management platform of family doctors for elderly patients with chronic diseases to maximize the needs of patients for medical care services.
