{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["24(1)"],"submitter":["Le Ho Thi QA"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Vietnam is undergoing a rapid epidemiological transition with a considerable burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), especially hypertension and diabetes (T2DM). Continuity of care (COC) is widely acknowledged as a benchmark for an efficient health system. This study aimed to determine the COC level for hypertension and T2DM within and across care levels and to investigate its associations with health outcomes and disease control.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study was conducted on 602 people with T2DM and/or hypertension managed in primary care settings. We utilized both the Nijmegen continuity of care questionnaire (NCQ) and the Bice - Boxerman continuity of care index (COCI) to comprehensively measure three domains of COC: interpersonal, informational, and man"],"journal":["BMC public health"],"pagination":["34"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10763071"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Continuity of primary care for type 2 diabetes and hypertension and its association with health outcomes and disease control: insights from Central Vietnam."],"pmcid":["PMC10763071"],"pubmed_authors":["Le Ho Thi QA","Wens J","Derese A","Nguyen Thi Thanh H","Peersman W","Bui N","Nguyen Vu Quoc H","Nguyen Minh T","Pype P"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Continuity of primary care for type 2 diabetes and hypertension and its association with health outcomes and disease control: insights from Central Vietnam.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Vietnam is undergoing a rapid epidemiological transition with a considerable burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), especially hypertension and diabetes (T2DM). Continuity of care (COC) is widely acknowledged as a benchmark for an efficient health system. This study aimed to determine the COC level for hypertension and T2DM within and across care levels and to investigate its associations with health outcomes and disease control.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study was conducted on 602 people with T2DM and/or hypertension managed in primary care settings. We utilized both the Nijmegen continuity of care questionnaire (NCQ) and the Bice - Boxerman continuity of care index (COCI) to comprehensively measure three domains of COC: interpersonal, informational, and man","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Jan","modification":"2026-04-26T03:21:14.443Z","creation":"2024-11-20T02:44:18.834Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10763071","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38166740"],"doi":["10.1186/s12889-023-17522-6"]}}