| Authors | Reid RJ, Barer M, McKendry R, McGrail K, Prosser B, Green B et al |
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| Source | Paper prepared for and published by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF). Ottawa (ON): CHSRF; July 2003. (32 pages) |
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| Abstract | Continuity of care has been identified as critical to effective primary healthcare. Sustained, continuous relationships between patients and their providers are arguably key to improving the outcomes of primary healthcare. However, there has been little systematic quantitative research focused on the impact of different levels of continuity of care, in a Canadian context, on important process and outcome variables. Key to such work is robust, valid measures of continuity of care, which are both easily computed and
easily applied and interpreted.
This research program investigated ways of measuring continuity in the context of primary care. The program was divided into four separate research projects that were designed to address the following: identify the best measures of relational continuity in primary care; measure continuity for the population of British Columbia; and measure the impact of continuity of care on health outcomes. Once the best measures for continuity of primary care were identified, they were applied to three patient populations: (1) general primary care practice populations; (2) persons with severe and persistent mental health disorders; and (3) persons with workplace related injuries. |
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| Code | CHSPR 04:22R |
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