Claire K Ankuda 1 , Anuradha Jetty 2 , Andrew Bazemore 2 , Stephen Petterson 2 Show Affiliations »
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Provision of palliative care services by primary care physicians is increasingly important with an aging population, but it is unknown whether US primary care physicians see themselves as palliative practitioners. METHODS: This study used cross-sectional analysis of data from the 2013 American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certification Demographic Survey. RESULTS: Of 10,894 family physicians, 33.1% (n = 3609) report providing palliative care. Those providing palliative care are significantly more likely to provide non-clinic-based services such as care in nursing homes, home visits, and hospice. Controlling for other characteristics, physicians reporting palliative care provision are significantly (P < .05) more likely to be older, white, male, rural, and practicing in a patient-centered medical home. CONCLUSION: One third of family physicians recertifying in 2013 reported providing palliative care, with physician and practice characteristics driving reporting palliative care provision. © Copyright 2017 by the American Board of Family Medicine.
OBJECTIVE: Provision of palliative care services by primary care physicians is increasingly important with an aging population, but it is unknown whether US primary care physicians see themselves as palliative practitioners. METHODS: This study used cross-sectional analysis of data from the 2013 American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certification Demographic Survey. RESULTS: Of 10,894 family physicians, 33.1% (n = 3609) report providing palliative care. Those providing palliative care are significantly more likely to provide non-clinic-based services such as care in nursing homes, home visits, and hospice. Controlling for other characteristics, physicians reporting palliative care provision are significantly (P < .05) more likely to be older, white, male, rural, and practicing in a patient -centered medical home. CONCLUSION: One third of family physicians recertifying in 2013 reported providing palliative care, with physician and practice characteristics driving reporting palliative care provision. © Copyright 2017 by the American Board of Family Medicine.
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Keywords:
Certification; Cross-Sectional Studies; Delivery of Health Care; Demography; Geriatrics; Hospice Care; Hospices; House Calls; Nursing Homes; Palliative Care; Physicians; Family; Primary Care Physicians
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Year: 2017
PMID： 28379833 DOI： 10.3122/jabfm.2017.02.160230
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Board Fam Med ISSN： 1557-2625 Impact factor: 2.657