Background Provision of high quality transitional care is a challenge for health care
providers in many western countries. This systematic review was conducted to (1) identify …

Stroke affects many aspects of the lives of stroke survivors and their family caregivers.
Supporting long-term recovery and rehabilitation are necessary to help stroke survivors …

Abstract Background Continuity of care (CoC) implies delivery of services in a coherent,
logical and timely fashion. Continuity is conceptualized as multidimensional, encompassing …

Background Transitioning from hospital to home is challenging for many older people living
with chronic health conditions. Transitional care facilitates safe and timely transfer of patients …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of integrated care on child health, health service use,
health care quality, school absenteeism, and costs for CYP with ongoing conditions. DATA …

A rapidly aging population along with the increasing burden of patients with chronic
conditions in Asia requires efficient health systems with integrated care. Although some …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to describe the benefits of a social prescribing service
for older people with sensory impairments experiencing social isolation. The paper draws on …

Aims and objectives To describe nurses' experiences of barriers that influence their
information exchange during the transfer of older patients between hospital and home care …

Local health care in Sweden is an emerging form of integrated care, linked together by
chains of care. Experiences show, however, that the development of chains of care is …

For several years, the development of the Swedish public sector has been accompanied by
a discussion about inter‐organizational collaboration, which has been examined in several …