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 …

The concepts of complexity and chaos are being invoked with increasing frequency in the
health sciences literature. However, the concepts underpinning these concepts are foreign …

Background Complexity science has been introduced in healthcare as a theoretical
framework to better understand complex situations. Interdisciplinary healthcare teams can …

This completely revised and greatly expanded edition of Doing Qualitative Research spans
the spectrum of primary care research, illustrating when methods are appropriate and how to …

The biopsychosocial model is both a philosophy of clinical care and a practical clinical
guide. Philosophically, it is a way of understanding how suffering, disease, and illness are …

Despite increased prominence and funding of global health initiatives, efforts to scale up
health services in developing countries are falling short of the expectations of the Millennium …

The goal of patient-centered communication (PCC) is to help practitioners provide care that
is concordant with the patient's values, needs and preferences, and that allows patients to …

Organized around an extended metaphor of" story," this book provides both theoretical and
practical guidance for students and researchers who need to transform their qualitative data …

Current management thinking largely assumes that a well functioning organisation is akin to
a well oiled machine. 1 This leads to the notion that performance is optimised when work is …

Background:“Social determinants of heath”(SDHs) are nonclinical factors that profoundly
affect health. Helping community health centers (CHCs) document patients' SDH data in …