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A qualitative study of older people's views of out-of-hours services.

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	Foster, J. Dale, J. Jessopp, L.
Abstract	BACKGROUND: Out-of-hours primary care services continues to change with the growth of general practitioner (GP) co-operatives and the more recent development of NHS Direct. While older people are more likely to have increased needs for such services, evidence suggests that they are reluctant users of GP out-of-hours services. AIM: To explore older people's experiences and perceptions of different models of general practice out-of-hours services. DESIGN OF STUDY: Focus group methodology, with qualitative data analysis undertaken using a grounded theory (Framework) approach. SETTING: Thirty people aged between 65 and 81 years old from community groups based in south east London. METHOD: Four focus groups were held, each with between five and 12 participants. Each focus group session lasted 90 minutes and was audiotape-recorded with the permission of the participants. The tapes were transcribed verbatim. RESULTS: Two related themes were identified. First, attitudes to health and healthcare professionals with reference to the use of health services prior to the establishment of the NHS, a stoical attitude towards health, and not wanting to make excessive demands on health services. Second, the experience of out-of-hours care and the perceived barriers to its use, including the use of the telephone and travelling at night. Participants preferred contact with a familiar doctor and were distrustful of telephone advice, particularly from nurses. CONCLUSIONS: Older people appear reluctant to make use of out-of-hours services and are critical of the trend away from out-of-hours care being delivered by a familiar GP. With increasing numbers of older people in the population it is important to consider steps to address their reluctance to use out-of-hours and telephone advice services, particularly those based around less personal models of care.
Starting Page	719
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09601643
Journal	The British Journal of General Practice
Issue Number	470
Volume Number	51
Language	English
Publisher Date	2001-09-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Family Practice

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