ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2007
Interpersonal continuity of care: a cross-sectional survey of primary care patients' preferences and their experiences.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Ongoing Decline in Continuity With GPs in English General Practices: A Longitudinal Study Across the COVID-19 Pandemic.Annals of family medicine · 2024Article
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- Primary care in the world of integrated care systems: education and training for general practice.Future healthcare journal · 2023Article
- Continuity of care for patients with chronic disease: a registry-based observational study from Norway.Family practice · 2022Observational
- Patient-Centered Care and Associated Factors at Public and Private Hospitals of Addis Ababa: Patients' Perspective.Patient related outcome measures · 2021Article
- Tackling multimorbidity in primary care: is relational continuity the missing ingredient?The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2019Article
- Achieving Integrated Care for Older People: What Kind of Ship? Comment on "Achieving Integrated Care for Older People: Shuffling the Deckchairs or Making the System Watertight for the Future?"International journal of health policy and management · 2018Article
- Predicting declines in perceived relationship continuity using practice deprivation scores: a longitudinal study in primary care.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2018Observational
- How do patients with a Turkish background evaluate their medical care in Germany? An observational study in primary care.Patient preference and adherence · 2015Article
- Case management for frail older people - a qualitative study of receivers' and providers' experiences of a complex intervention.BMC health services research · 2014Article
- Personal continuity of care in Norwegian general practice: a national cross-sectional study.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2012Article
- Continuity, but at what cost? The impact of telemonitoring COPD on continuities of care: a qualitative study.Primary care respiratory journal : journal of the General Practice Airways Group · 2012Article
- Do English patients want continuity of care, and do they receive it?The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2012Article
- Attachment in the doctor-patient relationship in general practice: a qualitative study.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2010Article
- Patients' views of interpersonal continuity of care in four primary health care centres of urban oman.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2009Article
- Do the Quality and Outcomes Framework patient experience indicators reward practices that offer improved access?The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2009Article
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Abstract
backgroundDevelopments in primary care may make the provision of interpersonal continuity more difficult.
aimTo identify those patients who regard interpersonal continuity as important and determine what makes it difficult for them to obtain this. DESIGN OF STUDY: Cross sectional survey.
settingTwenty-two practices and a walk-in centre in West London and Leicestershire, UK.
methodAdministration of a questionnaire on preferences for and experiences of interpersonal and informational continuity. Interpersonal continuity was defined in three questions: choosing a particular person; choosing someone known and trusted; and choosing someone who knows the patient and medical condition.
resultsOne thousand four hundred and thirty-seven (46.5%) patients responded. Consulting someone known and trusted was important to 766 (62.6%) responders, although 105 (13.7%) of these reported that they had not experienced it at their last consultation. Seven hundred and eighty-eight (65.2%) responders regarded being able to consult a particular person as important, but 168 (21.3%) of these were unable to. Being in work and consulting for a new problem were associated with failing to obtain interpersonal continuity. Ethnic group was associated with failing to see someone with time to listen when this was preferred.
conclusionIn view of the response rate, which was particularly low among young males, some caution is required in applying the findings. Most patients experience the aspects of care important to them, although interpersonal continuity is important to many and certain groups find difficulty in obtaining it. Practices should have flexible appointment systems to account for the difficulties some patients have in negotiating for the type of care they want.
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