ArticlePrimary health care research & development2025
Primary health care in Austria: qualitative analysis of requirements and challenges in interprofessional collaboration from the perspective of health care and social professionals.
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- General practitioners' awareness, use, and perceptions of social prescribing in Austria.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Motivations to Enter and Remain in Community Nursing: Implications for Workforce Sustainability.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- Quantity of collaborative practices among healthcare and social professionals in Austrian primary healthcare: a cross-sectional study.BMC primary care · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrimary health care (PHC) delivered in Austria's newly established primary health care units (PHCU) is based on interprofessional collaboration (IPC) between health care and social professionals.
aimThis study aims to explore the requirements and challenges in IPC in Austrian PHCUs from the perspective of health care and social professionals.
methods15 semi-standardized, online, mono-professional focus group interviews were conducted with a total of 58 professionals with the following backgrounds: biomedical sciences, dietetics, medical training therapy, medicine, midwifery, nursing, occupational therapy, office assistance, orthoptics, pharmacy, physiotherapy, psychotherapy, radiography, social work, and speech therapy. The participants were representatives from PHC practice (especially PHCUs), respective educational institutions, and professional organizations. The data were inductively analysed using qualitative content analysis according to Mayring.
findingsThe analysis displayed two main fields discussed by the participants, the setting for IPC and the professional relationships. The content analysis revealed three and four topics, respectively, within the main discussion fields. Within the setting for IPC, these topics were elaborated on (1) the operational area where IPC takes place in PHC, (2) the structural and organizational premises for this cooperation in PHCUs, and (3) the observed benefits of PHCUs for patients. Regarding the professional relationships, these topics were discoursed: (1) successful IPC, (2) challenges in IPC, (3) competencies required for IPC, and (4) previous and present corresponding training content.
conclusionAustrian health care and social professionals aim to get more involved in PHC in general and PHCUs specifically. They see opportunities and also challenges for their professional groups. Specific training is desired focusing on the unique requirements of Austrian PHCUs and equipping the workforce for the intensive, necessary, and beneficial collaboration between multiple professional groups in the increasingly important setting.
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