PURPOSE We wanted to undertake a critical review of the medical literature regarding the
relationships between interpersonal continuity of care and the outcomes and cost of health …

Background Within the context of the growing burden of non-communicable diseases
(NCDs) globally, there is limited evidence on how researchers have explored the response …

PURPOSE We assessed the relationship between 4 attributes of the physician-patient
relationship and medication compliance. METHODS We conducted a waiting room survey of …

Continuity of care is concerned with the quality of care over time. There are two important
perspectives on this. Traditionally, continuity of care is idealized in the patient's experience …

Background A usual source of care (USC) has been conceptualized as having a health
provider or place available for patients to consult when sick or in need of medical care …

A longitudinalidade, que trata do acompanhamento do paciente ao longo do tempo por
profissionais da equipe de atenção primária em saúde (APS), é considerada característica …

In this article, we review the challenges and opportunities related to developing effective,
collaborative relationships between primary care and oncology providers during the initial …

Background 'Continuity of care'is an important aspect of quality. However, definitions are
broad and existing models of continuity are not well grounded in empirical data. Objective …

Background. The relevance of continuity of care in chronic illness is uncertain. Objective. We
evaluated whether experienced continuity of care for type 2 diabetes is associated with …

We investigated the impact of critical time intervention (CTI) on self-reported indicators of
quality of continuity of care (COC) after discharge from inpatient psychiatric treatment with …