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Primary care for elderly people: why do doctors find it so hard?
- Authors:
- ADAMS Wendy, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 42(6), December 2002, pp.835-842.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Many primary care physicians find caring for elderly patients difficult. The goal of this study was to develop a detailed understanding of why physicians find primary care with elderly patients difficult. Three major domains of difficulty emerged: medical complexity and chronicity, personal and interpersonal challenges, and administrative burden. The greatest challenge occurred when difficulty in more than one area was present. Contextual conditions, such as the practice environment and the physician's training and personal values, shaped the experience of providing care and how difficult it seemed.