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ArticleBMC research notes2015

Seniors' perspectives on care: a case study of the Alex Seniors health clinic, Calgary.

Marta Shaw, Candace Rypien, Neil Drummond, Patricia Harasym, Lara Nixon

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marta ShawDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Foothills Campus, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4 N1, Canada. marta.shaw@ucalgary.ca.
Candace RypienDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Foothills Campus, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4 N1, Canada. crypien@ucalgary.ca.
Neil DrummondDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Foothills Campus, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4 N1, Canada. ndrummon@ualberta.ca.
Patricia HarasymDepartment of Communication and Culture, Faculty of Communications and Culture, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. N.W, Calgary, AB, T2N 1 N4, Canada. pmharasym@gmail.com.
Lara NixonDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Foothills Campus, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4 N1, Canada. lnixon@ucalgary.ca.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrimary care initiatives face an imperative to not only reduce barriers to care for their patients but also to uniquely accommodate the complex needs of at-risk patient populations. Patient-centered multidisciplinary care team models for primary care, like the Alex Seniors Clinic, are one approach for providing comprehensive care for marginalized seniors. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore patient perspectives on the responsiveness of the Alex Seniors Clinic to their stated health needs.

resultsThemes reflected participants' perspectives on factors impacting their health needs as vulnerable seniors as well as on the measures that the Alex Seniors Clinic has taken to meet those needs. Factors impacting health included: the nature of their relationships to the physical environment in which they lived, the nature of the relationships they had to others in that environment, and independence and autonomy. Participants identified accessibility, respect and support, and advocacy as the ways in which the clinic was working to address those health needs.

conclusionsWhile respect and support, as well as advocacy, effectively addressed some patient needs, participants felt that accessibility problems continue to be health-related barriers for clinic patients. This may be due to the fact that issues of accessibility reflect larger community and social problems. Nevertheless, it is only through engaging the patient community for input on clinic approaches that an understanding can be gained of how closely a clinic's care goals are currently aligning with patient perspectives of the care and services they receive.

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Health Services AccessibilityHealth Services Needs and DemandPatient SatisfactionAgedAged, 80 and overCanadaCommunity Health CentersFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient Care TeamPrimary Health CareQualitative ResearchSurveys and Questionnaires

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