Aims And Objective: To understand the frequent attendance phenomenon from the perspective of patients and healthcare professionals and how it can be reduced.
Background: Frequent attenders (FAs) are characterised by the consumption of a disproportionate number of medical consultations and a high number of visits per year to primary care physicians (PCP). Although FAs constitute about 10% of all primary clinic attendees, they are responsible for ~40-50% of clinic visits, affecting the efficiency, accessibility and quality of health services provided to other patients.
Aim: This qualitative study aimed to examine the motivations and challenges encountered by Israeli nurses during their journey to achieve a doctoral degree (PhD).
Background: The increasing numbers of nurses studying for a doctoral degree may contribute to improving nursing education, expanding the body of knowledge and promoting the status of nursing as a research profession. However, many countries have reported a shortage in nurses with doctoral degrees.