Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4. Integrated care is a particularly promising approach in geriatrics β 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. The four key topics identified in this large qualitative study of several healthcare professions should be considered during the design and dissemination of integrated care pathways for older patients.
Healthcare for frail older adults is often compartmentalized by the care providers, and can thus become an uncoordinated succession of assessments and actions [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ].
The objective of integrated care pathways is to improve patient care by coordinating existing devices and services. This approach appears to be relevant for the management of frail older patients. The level of commitment by healthcare professionals HCPs is a key success factor for integrated care pathways. Several reviews of the scientific literature have synthesized and structured barriers and facilitators for the implementation of integrated care, including for older patients [ 4 , 9 , 10 ].
Most of these reviews have structured their findings at three levels: macro system level , meso professional, functional and organisational integration , and micro clinical or service integration.
