title: Age-friendly primary health care: an assessment of current service provision for older adults in Hong Kong.
abstract: There has been no study evaluating whether primary care services are sufficiently oriented towards the older population in Hong Kong, particularly those with increasing frailty. Since primary care is a key first interface in promotion and maintenance of health in older people, an assessment of the age-friendliness of service provisions is of critical importance in optimizing the health of aging populations. The age-friendliness of primary care services for older people was assessed using focus groups of elderly people and also of service providers who care for them. Discussion content was based on the WHO guidelines for age-friendly primary care in the following areas: Information, education and training, community-based health care management systems, and the physical environment. Desirable improvements were identified in all domains. The findings underscore the need for wider dissemination of health care needs of older people in the primary care setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.affiliation: Charities Trust, The Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Benise
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mak
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Fannie
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yeung
keywords: Primary care; age-friendly; elderly; health services
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