Continuity of care experienced by patients in a multi-institutional pancreatic care network: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the past decades, health care services for pancreatic surgery were reorganized. Volume norms were applied with the result that only a limited number of expert centers perform pancreatic surgery. As a result of this centralization of pancreatic surgery, the patient journey of patients with pancreatic tumors has become multi-institutional. To illustrate, patients are referred to a center of expertise for pancreatic surgery whereas other parts of pancreatic care, such as chemotherapy, take place in local hospitals. This fragmentation of health care services could affect continuity of care (COC). The aim of this study was to assess COC perceived by patients in a pancreatic care network and investigate correlations with patient-and care-related characteristics.

Method

SUBMITTER: Hopstaken JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8094517 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature