A systematic review of chronic disease management interventions in primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary and community care are key settings for the effective management of long term conditions. We aimed to evaluate the pattern of health outcomes in chronic disease management interventions for adults with physical health problems implemented in primary or community care settings.

Methods

The methods were based on our previous review published in 2006. We performed database searches for articles published from 2006 to 2014 and conducted a systematic review with narrative synthesis using the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care taxonomy to classify interventions and outcomes. The interventions were mapped to Chronic Care Model elements. The pattern of outcomes related to interventions was summarized by frequency of statistically significant impr

SUBMITTER: Reynolds R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5759778 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature