Development of a Chronic Care Model for Neurological Conditions (CCM-NC).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persons with neurological conditions and their families face a number of challenges with the provision of health and community-based services. The purpose of this study was to understand the existing health and community service needs and gaps in care and to use this information to develop a model to specify factors and processes that may improve the quality of care and health and well-being for persons with neurological conditions.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured interviews with health care professionals, community-based non-health care professionals working with individuals with neurological conditions, and policy makers -from the Ministries of Health, Community and Social Services, Transportation and Education- across Canada. We used a purposive sampling a

SUBMITTER: Jaglal SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4262116 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature