Open AccessHave we got the right focus in asthma care in general practice? A qualitative study
Author(s) -
Maithri Rupasinghe,
Jennifer Reath,
Biljana Cvetkovski,
Sheree Smith,
Sinthia BosnicAnticevich,
Vicky Kritikos,
Penelope A Abbott
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
australian journal of general practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2208-794X
pISSN - 2208-7958
DOI - 10.31128/ajgp-03-20-5290
Subject(s) - focus (optics) , asthma , qualitative research , focus group , medicine , family medicine , psychology , nursing , sociology , social science , anthropology , physics , optics
Asthma presentations are common in general practice, but opportunities to control asthma are often missed. The aim of this study was to explore how general practitioners (GPs) and practice nurses (PNs) deliver asthma care, with particular attention to perceived roles and challenges, and ways to improve management.