Continuity of care and quality care outcomes for people experiencing chronic conditions: A literature review

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 185-195

  van Servellen, Gwen ^a   Fongwa, Marie ^a   Mockus D'Errico, Ellen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity of patient care; Disease chronicity; Quality care

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONICITY; DISABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING ROLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIALS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33746633942     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2006.00278.x     Document Type: Review

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