What makes primary care effective for people in poverty living with multiple chronic conditions?

Study Protocol

This report shows that people living in poverty have the greatest needs and face considerable challenges in getting the care they need. Evidence reveals that GPs encounter difficulties in delivering care to poor patients, while many of those patients feel stigmatized by healthcare professionals. Patients living in poverty report negative healthcare experiences and unmet healthcare needs. Indeed, there is a growing recognition in primary care research of the importance of addressing the capabilities and social conditions of the poor when delivering care. Few studies have looked at the factors contributing to effective and "socially responsive" care for people living in poverty.

Publication Date: 
2010
Publisher(s): 
BMC Health Services Research
Volume: 
10
Issue: 
320
Journal Name: 
BMC Health Services Research