Exploring barriers and opportunities to improve osteoporosis care across the acute-to-primary care interface: a qualitative study
Authors' conclusion
Key challenges were identified facing stakeholders seeking to improving post-clinic osteoporosis care.
Study context
- Population
- Fracture liaison services (FLS) stakeholders at two metropolitan hospitals in New South Wales (NSW) and surrounding general practices
- Participants
- 7 / 11 / 7
- Comparison
- FLS clinicians vs general practitioners (GPs) vs Patients
- FLS cliniciansn = 7
- GPsn = 11
- Patientsn = 7
- Outcome
- Themes on transition of post-fracture care from tertiary to primary care
Methodological detailssemi-structured interviews, two metropolitan hospitals and surrounding general practices
- Semi-structured interviews
- Two metropolitan hospitals and surrounding general practices
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Six key themes emerged on transition of patient care from tertiary to primary care (PC)
- 6
Original publication
Exploring barriers and opportunities to improve osteoporosis care across the acute-to-primary care interface: a qualitative study. Osteoporos Int. Published 24 April 2023. doi:10.
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