<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cachou de Camaret, Adeline</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Wild, Pascal</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Senn, Nicolas</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cohidon, Christine</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Composition of general practices in Western countries and associations with their perceived ability to manage patients with chronic conditions: a secondary analysis of survey data</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">BJGP Open</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2026</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2026-04-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><elocation-id><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">BJGPO.2024.0200</style></elocation-id><doi><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0200</style></doi><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Background Primary care teams (PCTs) are recognised to improve the quality of care. However, few studies have examined which PCT composition best meets patients’ primary care (PC) needs.Aim To describe the composition of PCTs in 11 Western countries and investigate potential associations with GPs’ opinions about their practice’s ability to manage patients with chronic conditions and communicate with caregivers.Design &amp; setting A secondary analysis of the data from 11 Western countries that participated in the 2019 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians was conducted.Method A hierarchical clustering algorithm was used to characterise different types of PCT according to the composition of the healthcare professionals (HCPs) making them up, in addition to GPs. Associations between practice types and two GP-reported indicators were subsequently assessed: their practice’s coordination with social services (SS) and other community providers (CPs); and ability to manage patients with chronic conditions.Results Overall, 13 200 responses were analysed. Five types of PCT were characterised (traditional, multidisciplinary, nurse-centred, psychologist-centred, and physiotherapist-centred). The traditional type represented 51.6% of all PCTs; they were mainly composed of moderate percentages of all the HCPs. The multidisciplinary type (11.9%) were composed of high percentages of the different HCPs. After controlling for country, the multidisciplinary type reported better coordination with SS and CPs than did traditional ones (odds ratio 0.39, 95% confidence interval = 0.29 to 0.53).Conclusion Multidisciplinary PCTs reported better outcomes than traditional ones regarding their coordination with SS and CPs, and perceived ability to manage patients with chronic conditions. These results should encourage governmental efforts to promote PC that uses multidisciplinary PCTs.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>