Key factors of case management interventions for frequent users of healthcare services: a thematic analysis review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this paper was to identify the key factors of case management (CM) interventions among frequent users of healthcare services found in empirical studies of effectiveness.

Design

Thematic analysis review of CM studies.

Methods

We built on a previously published review that aimed to report the effectiveness of CM interventions for frequent users of healthcare services, using the Medline, Scopus and CINAHL databases covering the January 2004-December 2015 period, then updated to July 2017, with the keywords 'CM' and 'frequent use'. We extracted factors of successful (n=7) and unsuccessful (n=6) CM interventions and conducted a mixed thematic analysis to synthesise findings. Chaudoir's implementation of health innovations framework was used to organise

SUBMITTER: Hudon C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5665285 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature