ArticleScandinavian journal of primary health care2012
Personal continuity of care in Norwegian general practice: a national cross-sectional study.
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- Relational coordination in interprofessional teams and its effect on patient-reported benefit and continuity of care: a prospective cohort study from rehabilitation centres in Western Norway.BMC health services research · 2018Article
- Communication and Relational Ties in Inter-Professional Teams in Norwegian Specialized Health Care: A Multicentre Study of Relational Coordination.International journal of integrated care · 2018Article
- Continuity of Care in Resident Outpatient Clinics: A Scoping Review of the Literature.Journal of graduate medical education · 2018Article
- Association between continuity of care in Swedish primary care and emergency services utilisation: a population-based cross-sectional study.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2017Article
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- Client/patient perceptions of achieving equity in primary health care: a mixed methods study.International journal for equity in health · 2015Article
- Continuity of GP care is associated with lower use of complementary and alternative medical providers: a population-based cross-sectional survey.BMC health services research · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectivePersonal continuity is regarded as a core value in general practice. The aim of this study was to determine the level of personal continuity in Norwegian general practice. An investigation was made of the associations between high levels of personal continuity and patient, general practitioner (GP), and list characteristics.
designCross-sectional register-based study.
settingNorwegian general practice in 2009. SUBJECTS: 3220 GPs and 3 725 998 patients on the GP lists.
main outcome measuresThe Usual Provider Continuity Index (UPC), which measures the proportion of consultations made by the usual GP, was estimated for patients and aggregated to the GP list level. GPs were grouped into quartiles based on the UPC. Being a GP with a UPC in the two highest quartiles (UPC ≥ 0.80) was the outcome in the statistical analyses. STATISTICS: Poisson regression models were used to estimate relative risks (RR).
resultsThe overall UPC was 0.78, increasing gradually from 0.68 in patients < 15 years of age to 0.86 for patients ≥ 60 years of age, and from 0.75 to 0.83 for patients with < 3 annual consultations compared with patients with > 10 consultations. A UPC > 0.80 was associated with longer patient lists and high GP consultation rates. Working in municipalities with < 10 000 residents was negatively associated with a high UPC. The UPC level for GPs was associated with total utilization of GP consultations in the list populations.
conclusionOverall, the Norwegian goal of a personal GP has been achieved; however, there are substantial variations between GPs and lower UPCs among young patients and in smaller municipalities.
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