Continuity of care: process or outcome?

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

1. The role of a critical time intervention on the experience of continuity of care among persons with severe mental illness after hospital discharge.The Journal of nervous and mental disease · 2015
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2. How have researchers defined and used the concept of 'continuity of care' for chronic conditions in the context of resource-constrained settings? A scoping review of existing literature and a proposed conceptual framework.Health research policy and systems · 2019
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3. Parents' perception and willingness to maintain provider care continuity for their children under universal health coverage.AIMS public health · 2019
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4. The effect of the Family Health Strategy on usual source of care in Brazil: data from the 2013 National Health Survey (PNS 2013).International journal for equity in health · 2016
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5. Local inpatient units may increase patients' utilization of outpatient services: a comparative cohort-study in Nordland County, Norway.Psychology research and behavior management · 2015
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6. Impact of 4 + 1 block scheduling on patient care continuity in resident clinic.Journal of general internal medicine · 2014
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7. Alignment between chronic disease policy and practice: case study at a primary care facility.PloS one · 2014
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8. Measuring fragmentation of ambulatory care in a tripartite healthcare system.BMC health services research · 2013
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9. Association of the length of doctor-patient relationship with primary care quality in seven family practices in Korea.Journal of Korean medical science · 2013
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10. The interface of primary and oncology specialty care: from diagnosis through primary treatment.Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs · 2010
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11. How are different types of continuity achieved? A mixed methods longitudinal study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2006
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12. Patients' perceptions and experiences of 'continuity of care' in diabetes.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2006
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13. Measuring continuity of care in diabetes mellitus: an experience-based measure.Annals of family medicine
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14. Physician-patient relationship and medication compliance: a primary care investigation.Annals of family medicine
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15. Interpersonal continuity of care and care outcomes: a critical review.Annals of family medicine
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Corrections and comments

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  Defining and measuring interpersonal continuity of care.
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  Provider continuity in family medicine: does it make a difference for total health care costs?
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  Continuity of primary care: to whom does it matter and when?
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  Impact of provider continuity on quality of care for persons with diabetes mellitus.

Authors and funding

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Funding

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Abstract

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