Values of Integrated Care: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although substantial generic knowledge about integrated care has been developed, better understanding of the factors that drive behaviour, decision-making, collaboration and governance processes in integrated care networks is needed to take integrated care forward. To gain more insight into these topics and to understand integrated care in more depth, a set of underlying values of integrated care has been developed and defined in this study.

Theory and methods

A systematic literature review was conducted to identify the underlying values of integrated care. Values theory was used as a theoretical framework for the analysis.

Results

This study identified 23 values in the current body of knowledge. The most frequently identified values are 'collaborative',

SUBMITTER: Zonneveld N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6251066 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature