Continuity of rehabilitation services in post-acute care from the ambulatory outpatients' perspective: a qualitative study.
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https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-0638Keywords:
continuity of care, outpatient, rehabilitation care.Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To explore ambulatory outpatient experiences and perceptions in post-acute care settings and how these experiences may have led to perceived gaps in continuity of rehabilitation care. SUBJECTS: Fifty-seven adults undergoing outpatient rehabilitation for musculoskeletal conditions/injuries, who had had more than 10 physiotherapy treatment sessions. METHODS: Qualitative study using a modified grounded theory approach. Data collection was carried out through 9 focus groups. Each group was recorded, transcribed literally and analyzed thematically. RESULTS: Participants described 3 main themes in continuityDownloads
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