GPs' interest in integrated care for frail older adults and corresponding consulting and prescribing data: qualitative and quantitative analyses of the PAERPA integrated care project.

Background: Integrated care pathways can help to avoid unnecessary admissions to hospital and improve the overall quality of care for frail older patients. Although these integrated care pathways should be coordinated by GPs their level of commitment may vary.

Aim: To profile GPs who had participated or had declined to participate in the Personnes Agées En Risque de Perte d'Autonomie (PAERPA) integrated care project (ICP) in the Valenciennois-Quercitain area of France between 2014 and 2019.

The Care Coordinator's Tasks During the Implementation of an Integrated Care Pathway for Older Patients: A Qualitative Study Based on the French National "Health Pathway of Seniors for Preserved Autonomy" Pilot Program.

Background: Although integrated care and care coordination are known to be beneficial for older adults' population, the specific tasks of a Care Coordinator (CC) for integrated care pathways for this population have not been studied in detail.

Setting & Subjects: The French national pilot program PAERPA provided an integrated care pathway for older adults. In North France, a CC was recruited to support patients and professionals.

Barriers and Facilitators in the Uptake of Integrated Care Pathways for Older Patients by Healthcare Professionals: A Qualitative Analysis of the French National "Health Pathway of Seniors for Preserved Autonomy" Pilot Program: Barriers and Facilitators for Adhesion of Healthcare Professionals in Integrated Care for Older Patients: A Qualitative Assessment Based on the French National Experiment: 'Health Pathway of Seniors for Preserved Autonomy' (PAERPA).

Introduction: Integrated care is a particularly promising approach in geriatrics - a field in which the medical, psychological and social issues are often complex. The uptake of integrated care by healthcare professionals (HCPs) is essential but varies markedly. The objective of the present study of healthcare professionals was to identify barriers to and facilitators of commitment to integrated care for seniors.

Underuse of Oral Anticoagulants and Inappropriate Prescription of Antiplatelet Therapy in Older Inpatients with Atrial Fibrillation.

Background: Several studies have shown that the prescription of antiplatelet therapy (APT) is associated with an increased risk of oral anticoagulant (OAC) underuse in patients aged 75 years and over with atrial fibrillation (AF). An associated atheromatous disease may be the underlying reason for APT prescription. The objective of the study was to determine whether the association between underuse of OAC and APT prescription was explained by the presence of an atheromatous disease.