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Innovation and C onsumer D irected C are: Identifying the challenges
Author(s) -
Gill Liz,
Cameron Ian D
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
australasian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 1440-6381
DOI - 10.1111/ajag.12222
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , service provider , identification (biology) , service (business) , qualitative research , business , nursing , public relations , medicine , marketing , sociology , political science , social science , botany , biology , radiology
Our aim was to report clinician and researcher observations about the practical difficulties with achieving the articulated objectives of C onsumer D irected C are ( CDC ). The methods used were as follows: identification of key client community services issues through analysis of qualitative data related to a PhD project; review of the summary of these issues by the supervising academic; presentation of the issues to five clinicians involved with a community service clinical trial; verification of the findings through discussions with a senior community service provider. There is anecdotal evidence that the current overlay of CDC in the existing community‐based home services sector for people who are older will continue to prevent its effective implementation. The existing culture and underlying philosophies related to this sector maybe unable to support the level of innovative change required. Research is needed into how the stated objectives of CDC can be achieved in A ustralia and how this can best be managed.