Geriatric day hospital: opportunity or threat? A qualitative exploratory study of the referral behaviour of Belgian general practitioners

Vanden Bussche, Piet; Desmyter, Fien; Duchesnes, Christiane; Massart, Valérie; Giet, Didier; Petermans, Jean; Vyncke, Veerle; Ven Den Noortgate, Nele; Willems, Sara

doi:10.1186/1472-6963-10-202

Table 2 Composition of the French Speaking Focus Group Discussions (FGDs)

From: Geriatric day hospital: opportunity or threat? A qualitative exploratory study of the referral behaviour of Belgian general practitioners

Region FGD	Users or non-users of GDH	General Practitioner	Gender	Years of work experience	Setting	Estimated percentage of patients > 65 years	For users: number of referrals to GDH
Liège	Users	GP1	Male	25	Solo	40%	6-10
(n = 3)		GP2	Male	36	Solo	20 - 25%	> 10
		GP3	Male	28	Solo	25%	0-5
Liège	Non-users	GP1	Female	14	Solo	20%	n/a
(n = 6)		GP2	Male	20	Solo	20%	n/a
		GP3	Female	6	Group	25%	n/a
		GP4	Female	12	Group	30%	n/a
		GP5	Male	3	Group	25 - 30%	n/a
		GP6	Male	20	Solo	50%	n/a
Hainaut	Non-users	GP1	Male	Missing	Duo	Missing	n/a
(n = 7)		GP2	Male	28	Solo	60%	n/a
		GP3	Male	17	Solo	25%	n/a
		GP4	Male	28	Solo	50%	n/a
		GP5	Female	27	Duo	70%	n/a
		GP6	Male	27	Duo	15%	n/a
		GP7	Male	21	Solo	20%	n/a
Hainaut	Users	GP1	Male	30	Solo	30%	0-5
(n = 8)		GP2	Male	42	Duo	50%	0-5
		GP3	Male	28	Solo	20%	0-5
		GP4	Male	24	Solo	20%	0-5
		GP5	Male	33	Solo	40%	6-10
		GP6	Male	30	Solo	35%	6-10
		GP7	Female	25	Solo	25%	0-5
		GP8	Male	29	Solo	30%	0-5
Brussels	Users	GP1	Male	27	Solo	40%	0
(n = 4)		GP2	Male	47	Solo	35%	0-5
		GP3	Male	35	Solo	50%	0-5
		GP4	man	35	Solo	40%	> 10
Brussels	Non-users	GP1	Male	32	Solo	30%	n/a
(n = 3)		GP2	Male	39	Solo	> 50%	n/a
		GP3	Male	34	Solo	30%	0-5
Luxemburg	Users	GP1	Male	25	Solo	15%	0-5
(n = 6)		GP2	Male	30	Duo	25%	0-5
		GP3	Female	6	Duo	20%	0-5
		GP4	Male	24	Solo	40%	0-5
		GP5	Female	10	Solo	15 - 20%	0-5
		GP6	Male	11	Solo	30%	0-5
Luxemburg	Non-users	GP1	Male	35	Solo	60%	n/a
(n = 8)		GP2	Male	32	Solo	45%	n/a
		GP3	Male	19	Missing	25%	n/a
		GP4	Female	3,5	Missing	20%	n/a
		GP5	Female	14	Solo	30%	n/a
		GP6	Male	21	Solo	30%	n/a
		GP7	Male	32	Solo	30 - 40%	n/a
		GP8	Male	34	Solo	40%	n/a
Namur	Users	GP1	Male	15	Solo	35%	0
(n = 9)		GP2	Male	28	Solo	15 - 25%	6-10
		GP3	Male	35	Solo	35%	0-5
		GP4	Female	26	Solo	30%	0-5
		GP5	Female	30	Solo	30%	6-10
		GP6	Male	30	Solo	50%	6-10
		GP7	Male	31	Duo	50%	Missing
		GP8	Male	30	Solo	> 60%	Missing
		GP9	Male	34	Solo	40%	Missing
Namur	Non-users	GP1	Male	35	Solo	35%	n/a
(n = 9)		GP2	Male	38	Solo	30%	n/a
		GP3	Male	28	Solo	30%	n/a
		GP4	Male	25	Solo	30%	n/a
		GP5	Male	29	Solo	40%	n/a
		GP6	Male	30	Solo	30 - 40%	n/a
		GP7	Male	22	Solo	30%	n/a
		GP8	Male	40	Solo	80%	n/a
		GP9	Male	20	Solo	30 - 40%	n/a

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