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Objective  to synthesise a framework of barriers and facilitators in the functional integration of oral health care (OHC) into general health care for frail older adults at macro (system), meso (organisation and interprofessional integration) and micro (clinical practice) levels.    Background  Identification of these barriers and facilitators is expected to promote better and more appropriate care.    Methods  For this qualitative study, comprising 41 participants, representatives of 10 different groups of (professional) care providers, and OHC receivers (home‐dwelling and nursing‐home patients) were interviewed. Transcripts of the in‐depth, topic‐guided interviews were thematically analysed. In a subsequent workshop with 52 stakeholders, results and interpretations were discussed and refined.    Results  Two themes were identified: (1) compartmentalised care systems and (2) poor interprofessional and communication infrastructure. Barriers related to (1) included lack of integrative policies and compartmentalised healthcare education (macro level); poor embedding of OHC in care procedures, instruments and guidelines (meso level); and poor interprofessional skills (micro level). Barriers related to (2) included poor financial incentives for collaborative practices (macro level) and badly connected ICT systems (meso level). Identified facilitators included integration of an OHC professional into care teams, and interdisciplinary consultations (meso level); and integration of OHC in individual care plans (micro level).    Conclusion  In The Netherlands, OHC for older people is at best poorly integrated into general care practices. Barriers and facilitators are interconnected across macro‐, meso‐ and micro levels and between normative and functional domains and are mainly related to compartmentalisation at all levels and to poor interprofessional and communication infrastructure.

Barriers and Facilitators to integrate Oral Health care for Older Adults in General (Basic) Care in East Netherlands. Part 2 Functional Integration