OBJECTIVE To determine whether the original continuity of care framework is still applicable to family medicine today. DESIGN Qualitative descriptive study. SETTING Kingston, Ont. PARTICIPANTS Three groups of first-year family medicine residents (18 in total), 2 groups of family physicians in established comprehensive practices (9 in total), and 2 groups of family physicians working in ep...

background : although diabetes control and prevention program has been initiated in tehran, iran and five other large cities in the country since 2010, patients' satisfaction with the services provided by this program has not been evaluated yet. the aim of this study was to determine the patient satisfaction with this program in tehran. methods : this cross-sectional study, were conducted in 15...

BACKGROUND Continuity of care is a basic tenant of primary care practice. However, the evidence on the importance of continuity of care for older adults with complex conditions is mixed. OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between measurement of continuity of care, number of chronic conditions, and health outcomes. DESIGN We analyzed data from a cohort of 1,600 US older adults with diabete...

Continuity of care is generally considered beneficial in primary healthcare, and in this paper the evidence for such assumptions is examined. Studies and reviews showed that continuity of care is able to decrease unnecessary hospitalisation, length of hospital stay and attendance at Accident and Emergency departments, as well as improve patient and doctor experience. It has also been found that...

In a Perspective, Ruanne Barnabas and Connie Celum discuss the implications of the accompanying Link4Health and Engage4Health studies for HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa.

The continuity of care received by 128 patients in four Bristol group practices over a two-year period was measured. A high standard of continuity of care was found for many patients, even though they were registered with large training practices. Patients registered with practices operating personal lists received much better continuity of care than those registered with practices operating co...

A few numbers Between 1996 and the present, there were increases in CFPC membership from 13 000 to 28 000; staff from 65 to 140; the annual operating budget from $10 million to $40 million; the number of first-year residents entering family medicine each year from 475 to 1300; the proportion of medical school graduates selecting family medicine as their first choice from a low of 23% in 2003 to...

BACKGROUND A system for managing chronic disease including diabetes mellitus based on primary care clinics has been used in Korea since April 2012. This system can reduce copayments for patients that are managed by a single primary-care provider and lead to improve continuity of care. The aim of this study is to determine whether there is an association between continuity of care for outpatient...

BACKGROUND TB patients discharged from hospitals in South Africa experience poor continuity of care, failing to continue TB treatment at other levels of care. Factors contributing to poor continuity of TB care are insufficiently described to inform interventions. OBJECTIVE To describe continuity of care and risk factors in TB patients discharged from a referral hospital in the Western Cape, S...