Patient Experience of Integrated Care: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study Involving People with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although the patient experience of integrated care has been documented for several chronic conditions, little is known in the context of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs). This study provides a first overview of the patient experience of integrated care according to the perspective of people living with RMDs in Italy.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was administered to 433 participants who reported their experiences together with the importance assigned to different attributes of integrated care. Explorative factor analysis (EFA) and non-parametric ANOVA and ANCOVA statistical tests were employed to account for the differences in the answers provided by sample subgroups.

Results

Two factors (namely, "Person-centred care" and "Health service d

SUBMITTER: Spezia N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10178639 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature