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ArticleBMC health services research2022

What is needed for continuity of care and how can we achieve it? - Perceptions among multiprofessionals on the chronic care trajectory.

Linda Ljungholm, Anette Edin-Liljegren, Mirjam Ekstedt, Charlotte Klinga

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Article in BMC health services research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 94 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Linda Ljungholm *Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Pedalstråket 13, S-39182, Kalmar, Sweden. linda.ljungholm@lnu.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0338-7610
Anette Edin-Liljegren *Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3220-9557
Mirjam EkstedtDepartment of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Pedalstråket 13, S-39182, Kalmar, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4108-391X
Charlotte KlingaDepartment of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Pedalstråket 13, S-39182, Kalmar, Sweden.
Linnaeus University · SEVästerbotten County · SE

Funding

Swedish Research Council for Health, Working life and Welfare, FORTE Dnr 2017-00202
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundContinuity of care (CoC) implies delivery of services in a coherent, logical and timely fashion. Continuity is conceptualized as multidimensional, encompassing three specific domains - relational, management and informational continuity - with emphasis placed on their interrelations, i.e., how they affect and are affected by each other. This study sought to investigate professionals' perceptions of the prerequisites of CoC within and between organizations and how CoC can be realized for people with complex care needs.

methodsThis study had a qualitative design using individual, paired and focus group interviews with a purposeful sample of professionals involved in the chain of care for patients with chronic conditions across healthcare and social care services from three different geographical areas in Sweden, covering both urban and rural areas. Transcripts from interviews with 34 informants were analysed using conventional content analysis.

resultsCoC was found to be dependent on professional and cross-disciplinary cooperation at the micro, meso and macro system levels. Continuity is dependent on long-term and person-centred relationships (micro level), dynamic stability in organizational structures (meso level) and joint responsibility for cohesive care and enabling of uniform solutions for knowledge and information exchange (macro level).

conclusionsAchieving CoC that creates coherent and long-term person-centred care requires knowledge- and information-sharing that transcends disciplinary and organizational boundaries. Collaborative accountability is needed both horizontally and vertically across micro, meso and macro system levels, rather than a focus on personal responsibility and relationships at the micro level.

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Continuity of Patient CareLong-Term CareDelivery of Health CareFocus GroupsHumansQualitative ResearchContinuity of careConventional content analysisHealthcare organizationIntegrated care

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PMID35606787
PMCPMC9125858
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