Mapping Evidence of Patients' Experiences in Integrated Care Settings: A Protocol for a Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Integrated care (IC) models have emerged to address gaps in care for individuals with complex healthcare needs. Although the clinical and cost-effectiveness of IC models are well-established, our understanding of whether IC models facilitate a patient-centred care experience from the patients' perspective is not well understood. This scoping review aims to comprehensively map the literature to provide a broad overview of patients' experiences in IC settings with a focus on the experiences of complex patients with comorbid mental and physical illnesses. It also aims to describe current gaps identified in the literature in our understanding of aspects of care that are often unrecognised.

Methods and analysis

Using established scoping review frameworks and guidelin

SUBMITTER: Youssef AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5736037 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature