Abstract
This study explores interprofessional team members’ perspectives and experiences providing home-based primary care (HBPC) in Ontario, Canada. Employing an inductive qualitative methodology using procedures informed by grounded theory, themes emerged in the data in relation to the benefits of the HBPC model, and the barriers associated with its provision, as well as the key components that enable or hinder interprofessional collaboration in the HBPC environment. This research deepens our understanding of the key features and processes of interprofessional teams providing high-quality care in the home. Authors:- TRACY SMITH-CARRIER, PhD, RSW, School of Social Work, King’s University College at Western University, London
- THUY-NGA PHAM, MD, CCFP, South East Toronto FHT; and Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto
- SABRINA AKHTAR, MD, CCFP, Home-Based Care Program, Toronto Western FHT, Toronto
- MARK NOWACZYNSKI, PhD, MD, CCFP, FCFP, House Calls: Interdisciplinary Healthcare for Homebound Seniors, SPRINT Senior Care; and Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto
- GAYLE SEDDON, BScN, RN, Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre, Toronto
- SAMIR SINHA, MD, DPhil FRCPC, Mount Sinai and the University Health Network Hospitals, Toronto; the Department of Medicine and the Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto; and the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore