Background. The concept of ‘continuity of care’ has changed over time and seems to be
entangled with other care concepts, for example coordination and integration of care. These …

Inadequacies in health care practices have been reported despite existing guidelines to
manage hip or knee osteoarthritis. To facilitate guideline implementation and improve utilization …

OBJECTIVE: To develop and pilot test a generic questionnaire to measure continuity of care
from the patient’s perspective across primary and secondary care settings. STUDY DESIGN …

Background Teleconsultation seems to be a promising intervention for providing palliative
care to home-dwelling patients; however, its effect on clinically relevant outcome measures …

PURPOSE Ongoing care for patients with skin diseases can be optimized by understanding
the incidence and population prevalence of various skin diseases and the patient-related …

Background Continuity of care is widely acknowledged as a core value in family medicine.
In this systematic review, we aimed to identify the instruments measuring continuity of care …

Background A number of studies have examined the effects of home visits and showed
inconsistent results on physical functioning, institutionalisation, and mortality. Despite continuing …

Background: The increasing number of community-dwelling frail elderly people poses a
challenge to general practice. We evaluated the effectiveness of a general practitioner–led …

Background In the western world, a growing number of the older people live at home. In the
Netherlands, GPs are expected to play a pivotal role in the organization of integrated care for …

Background Non-pharmacological, non-surgical treatment modalities are underused in the
management of knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA). One possible explanation for this could be …