Integrating physiotherapy into primary health care in Italy: qualitative focus group study examining perspectives of involved professionals.

Introduction: The Community Physiotherapist model is an on-call service within the primary care setting, consisting of four consultations for people with chronic functional limitations. It was designed, developed and introduced as a project for the first time in Italy in 2021 and it has been shown to be effective and safe.

Purpose: Given the novelty of the model, this focus group study aims to explore the perspectives of involved physiotherapists, general practitioners and medical specialists on the perceived efficiency and quality of the service.