▪ Abstract As calls are made for a more patient-centered health care system, it becomes
critical to define and measure patient perceptions of health care quality and to understand …

PURPOSE Continuity of care among different clinicians refers to consistent and coherent
care management and good measures are needed. We conducted a metasummary of …

Objective The increasing complexity in healthcare delivery might impede the achievement of
continuity of care, being defined as 'one patient experiencing care over time as coherent and …

Purpose: The health system shift from doctor-patient continuity of care to team-based
continuity may not match patients' preferences. This article reviews the existing medical …

Background Despite efforts to achieve conceptual clarity, advanced practice nursing
continues to reside in a liminal space, unable to secure ongoing recognition as a viable …

Estimates of the prevalence of multimorbidity vary according to how it is measured, but
studies agree that prevalence is rising and that it increases precipitously with age. 1 By …

Objectives To understand how and why effective multi-chronic disease management
interventions influence health outcomes in older adults 65 years of age or older. Design A …

Background Most patients prefer to die at home, where a GP provides end-of-life care. A few
previous studies have been directed at the GPs' values on good end-of-life care, yet no …

Background Coordination between care providers of different disciplines is essential to
improve the quality of care, in particular for patients with chronic diseases. The way in which …

Background Patient satisfaction is a complex and difficult concept to measure, thus
precluding the use of exclusively quantitative methods for its description. The purpose of this …