Background Numerous studies have tried to determine the association between continuity
and outcomes. Studies doing so must actually measure continuity. If continuity and …

Objective Care remains suboptimal for a substantial proportion of the more than 17 million
patients in the United States with diabetes. This review examines strategies for improving …

OBJECTIVES: Continuity of care is considered to be essential to the effective treatment of
persons with severe mental illness, yet evidence to support the association between …

Objective: Recommendations for improving care include increased patient-clinician
collaboration, patient empowerment, and greater relational continuity of care. All rely upon …

Methods A qualitative, focused ethnographic approach was used to guide data collection
and analysis. Patients, their informal caregivers and health care providers were interviewed …

The objective of this study was to determine the cost and effectiveness of a transitional
discharge model (TDM) of care with clients who have a chronic mental illness. The model …

Background Research on the impact of the continuity of care (COC) on health outcomes in
patients with mental illness is limited. This observational study examined whether the …

Most healthcare systems struggle to provide continuity of care for people with chronic
conditions, such as patients with severe mental illness. In this study, we reviewed how …

Faced with high and increasing rates of mental disorder within the criminal justice system
(CJS), a range of interventions have been implemented in an effort to prevent continued …

Background Continuity of care is widely acknowledged as a core value in family medicine. In
this systematic review, we aimed to identify the instruments measuring continuity of care and …