Objective: As part of the EU-funded Project INTEGRATE, the research sought to develop an
evidence-based understanding of the key dimensions and items of integrated care …

This chapter provides an overview of available evidence supporting integrated care. It
highlights that evidence of the impacts of integrated care as a whole is difficult to derive …

Purpose–Integrating health, social and informal care and seeking for new effective
collaborations is a major topic in many countries, and requires innovation and improvement …

Purpose–Although a large amount of literature about the levels, aims, and relevance of
integrated care is present, to realise change in practice knowledge about the …

Purpose “Integrated care”(IC) is an approach to health and social care delivery that aims to
prevent problems arising from fragmented care systems. The collective content of the IC …

Background The NHS has been challenged to adopt new integrated models of service
delivery that are tailored to local populations. Evidence from the international literature is …

Discussion The workshop proved the necessity of consolidation in the area in order to
foment the concept. Researchers should improve coordination and cooperation among …

Background: Political and public health leaders increasingly recognize the need to take
urgent action to address the problem of chronic diseases and multi-morbidity. European …

Methods First, a literature review was conducted to identify features for achieving integrated
service delivery. Second, a thematic analysis method was used to develop a taxonomy of …

In their 2004 systematic review on the diffusion of innovations in service organizations,
Greenhalgh et al concluded that there was a lack of any robust understanding in how …