Continuity of care in primary healthcare settings among patients with chronic diseases in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Maintaining continuity of care is one of the most critical components of providing great care in primary health care. This study aimed to explore continuity of care and its predictors in primary healthcare settings among patients with chronic diseases in Saudi Arabia.

Method

Face-to-face cross-sectional interviews were conducted with patients with chronic diseases who had at least four visits to primary care facilities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between November 1, 2022 and March 3, 2023. We determined patients' continuity of care levels using the Bice-Boxerman continuity of care index. A Tobit regression model was used to determine the effects of several factors on the continuity of care index.

Results

The interviews were conducted with 193 respondents wit

SUBMITTER: Almalki ZS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10617268 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature