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Primary and long-term care face several challenges in meeting the growing and diverse needs of chronically ill individuals and those requiring care. This includes the need for ensuring, coordinating, and providing person-centered care. Interprofessional collaboration and patient participation are crucial to enhancing the quality and effectiveness of care for these individuals. Patients often present complex health needs that exceed the expertise of individual professional groups. Therefore, close collaboration among different healthcare professionals is essential for better care coordination and minimizing errors related to treatment plans, therapies, and medications. This leads to safer, higher-quality care for patients.

Patient participation plays a significant role in improving primary and long-term care by empowering patients and their families to become active and informed partners in the care and support process. In long-term care, increased patient involvement can lead to greater self-determination, more individualized care, improved quality of care, and higher satisfaction levels.

Research topics include:

• Interprofessional collaboration in acute and long-term care
• Participation and person-centered care in research and practice
• Strengthening nursing care in primary and long-term care