What do we know about patients' perceptions of continuity of care? A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-48

  Waibel, Sina ^a,b   Henao, Diana ^a   Aller, Marta Beatriz ^a   Vargas, Ingrid ^a   V́zquez, Maŕa Luisa ^a  

^a Health Policy Research Unit   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Continuity of patient care; Information management; Meta synthesis; Patient centred care; Physician patient relations; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATIONAL CONTINUITY; MANAGEMENT CONTINUITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIONAL CONTINUITY; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84855891520     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzr068     Document Type: Article

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