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 Recently, the Nijmegen Continuity Questionnaire (NCQ) was developed. It aims
to measure continuity of care from the patient perspective across primary and secondary …

PURPOSE Patients who regularly see more than one clinician for health problems risk
discontinuity and fragmented care. Our objective was to develop and validate a generic …

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 and …

Background The CCAENA questionnaire was developed to assess care continuity across
levels from the patients' perspective. The aim is to provide additional evidence on the …

Method We used the data from a research project on the development and validation of a
generic and comprehensive continuity measurement instrument that can be applied to a …

Background Continuity is a fundamental tenet of primary care, and highly valued by patients;
it may also improve patient outcomes and lower cost of health care. It is thus important to …

Results: most responses to the PCAs, PCAT-s and CPCI subscales were positive, yet 83% of
respondents reported having one or more problems on the vANOCss Overall Coordination …

Continuity of care is an important characteristic of good health care. There is evidence that
continuity has a positive impact on the health of people and populations and reduces …

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 …