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The ideal healthcare: priorities of people with chronic conditions and their carers

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Health Services Research, December 2015
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Title
The ideal healthcare: priorities of people with chronic conditions and their carers
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BMC Health Services Research, December 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12913-015-1215-3
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Authors

Adem Sav, Sara S. McMillan, Fiona Kelly, Michelle A. King, Jennifer A. Whitty, Elizabeth Kendall, Amanda J. Wheeler

Abstract

It is well established that health consumer opinions should be considered in the design, delivery, and evaluation of health services. However, the opinions of people with chronic conditions and their carers and what they actually consider as ideal healthcare is limited. The aim of this study is to investigate the healthcare priorities of consumers with chronic conditions and their carers, if there are differences between these two groups, and if priorities differ depending on geographical location. The nominal group technique was used as a method to identify what is currently important to, or valued by, participants. This method was also particularly suited to learning about healthcare problems and generating important solutions, thereby helping to bridge the gap between research and policy. Recruitment was carried out via purposive sampling, with the assistance of community pharmacies, general practices, various health agencies, government and non-government organisations. A total of 11 nominal groups were conducted; five groups consisted predominantly of consumers (n = 33 participants), two groups consisted predominantly of carers (n = 12 participants) and four were mixed groups, i.e. consumers, carers, and both (n = 26 participants). The findings suggested that to create a model of ideal healthcare for people with chronic conditions and their carers, appropriate and timely healthcare access was of paramount importance. Continuity and coordinated care, patient-centred care and affordability were equally the second most important healthcare priorities for all groups. When compared with other groups, access was discussed more frequently among participants residing in the rural area of Mount Isa. Compared to consumers, carers also discussed priorities that were more reminiscent with their caring roles, such as increased access and continuity and coordinated care. Access to healthcare is the most important priority for people with chronic conditions and their carers. In the event of inappropriate access for certain groups, all other efforts to increase the quality of healthcare delivery, e.g. patient-centred care, may be pointless. However, health professionals alone may be limited in their ability to address the concerns related to healthcare access; structural changes by health policy makers may be needed.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 117 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 16 14%
Student > Master 15 13%
Student > Bachelor 12 10%
Researcher 9 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 7 6%
Other 26 22%
Unknown 33 28%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 25 21%
Nursing and Health Professions 21 18%
Social Sciences 12 10%
Psychology 4 3%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 3 3%
Other 13 11%
Unknown 40 34%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 December 2015.
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#7,410,791
of 23,577,654 outputs
Outputs from BMC Health Services Research
#3,594
of 7,846 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#115,930
of 392,996 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Health Services Research
#44
of 101 outputs
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