Background Hennen 5 defined continuity of care as having 6 components: chronologic or
longitudinal, informational, geographic, interdisciplinary, family, and interpersonal (Table 1 …

Objective To determine whether the original continuity of care framework is still applicable to
family medicine today. Design Qualitative descriptive study. Setting Kingston, Ont …

Objective To understand how the conception of continuity of care can influence family
physician trainees by exploring the perspectives of established family physicians, physicians …

Although continuity of care occupies a central position in the definition of primary care and is
invoked as having evident importance in practice, research on the value of continuity has …

BACKGROUND In an effort to learn more about the importance of continuity of care to
physicians and patients, I reviewed the medical literature on continuity of care to define …

Continuity of care is central to the philosophy and teaching of family medicine. Studies of
continuity have yielded conflicting results with regard to outcomes. Reasons for this include …

Objective Continuity of care is a cornerstone of primary care that has been promoted by
recent trends in medical education and in the way health care delivery is organized. We …

Objective To summarize and synthesize qualitative studies that report patient and physician
perspectives on continuity of care in family practice. Data sources MEDLINE (Ovid) …

Primary care physicians who have practiced for years do not doubt that continuity of care is
real and that it adds a special dimension to the practice of medicine. However, when a …

Methods We synthesized the literature and analyzed information from key informant
interviews and group discussions with residency faculty and staff to identify the challenges …