Continuity of care during long-term care transitions: a scoping review of the Canadian literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients who maintain longitudinal provider-patient relationships experience better overall health outcomes. However, most older adults in Canada lose contact with their family physician when they enter long-term care (LTC) as new providers assume responsibility for their care. There is relatively little known about the contextual factors, processes, knowledge, and health professions education antecedents that promote the benefits of relational, management, and informational care continuity during LTC transitions.

Methods

Using a rigorous scoping review method, we searched multiple databases systematically to identify and scrutinize peer-reviewed articles pertaining to continuity of care during LTC transitions in Canada. Guided by Transitions Theory, two independe

SUBMITTER: Okoh AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12032762 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature