Older adults’ perceptions and experiences of interprofessional communication as part of the delivery of integrated care in the primary healthcare sector: a meta-ethnography of qualitative studies

Table 2 Overview of the synthesis of translation and themes

Third order constructs / Main themes	Descriptors (groups of similar concepts developed from first and second order data, clustered together)	Articles contributing to first and/or second-order data
Inconsistent care perceived as lack of IPC	Health professionals’ concordance The importance of a red thread Communication and Quality of care	[20, 21, 30,31,32,33, 37]
Individual preferences regarding involvement and awareness	Different reactions to IPC IPC and exclusion of older adults	[22, 31, 33,34,35,36,37]
Lack of IPC may trigger negative feelings	Repeating history and frustrations Inadequate IPC resulting in feelings of insecurity	[20, 21, 31,32,33,34, 37]

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