Why does continuity of care with family doctors matter? Review and qualitative synthesis of patient and physician perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To summarize and synthesize qualitative studies that report patient and physician perspectives on continuity of care in family practice.

Data sources

MEDLINE (Ovid), EMBASE (Ovid), and PsycInfo (Ovid) were searched for qualitative primary research reporting perspectives of patients, physicians, or both, on continuity of care in family practice.

Study selection

English-language qualitative studies were selected (eg, interviews, focus groups, mixed methods) that were conducted in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, New Zealand, or Australia.

Synthesis

Themes were extracted, summarized, and synthesized. Six overarching themes emerged: continuity of care enables person-centred care; continuity of care increases quality of ca

SUBMITTER: Nowak DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9683367 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature