[Difficulties encountered by the general practitioner in the management of the elderly people in complex medical and psycho-social condition: role of mobile teams].

Objective: Assessed the difficulties encountered by general practitioners in the care of the elderly with complex medical and psycho-social conditions, their knowledge of the geriatric network, the interest engendered by setting-up mobile community based geriatric units.

Methods: The survey was both qualitative and quantitative and took the form of a telephone interview and a multimodal questionnaire (telephone interview, postal or email questionnaire) of general practitioners in the areas of Annecy, Grenoble and Roanne (France).

Results: Sixty five per cent of the 129 GPs contacted by telephone said the survey interested them.