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The effects of integrated care: a systematic review of UK and international evidence

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Health Services Research, May 2018
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Title
The effects of integrated care: a systematic review of UK and international evidence
Published in
BMC Health Services Research, May 2018
DOI 10.1186/s12913-018-3161-3
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Susan Baxter, Maxine Johnson, Duncan Chambers, Anthea Sutton, Elizabeth Goyder, Andrew Booth

Abstract

Healthcare systems around the world have been responding to the demand for better integrated models of service delivery. However, there is a need for further clarity regarding the effects of these new models of integration, and exploration regarding whether models introduced in other care systems may achieve similar outcomes in a UK national health service context. The study aimed to carry out a systematic review of the effects of integration or co-ordination between healthcare services, or between health and social care on service delivery outcomes including effectiveness, efficiency and quality of care. Electronic databases including MEDLINE; Embase; PsycINFO; CINAHL; Science and Social Science Citation Indices; and the Cochrane Library were searched for relevant literature published between 2006 to March 2017. Online sources were searched for UK grey literature, and citation searching, and manual reference list screening were also carried out. Quantitative primary studies and systematic reviews, reporting actual or perceived effects on service delivery following the introduction of models of integration or co-ordination, in healthcare or health and social care settings in developed countries were eligible for inclusion. Strength of evidence for each outcome reported was analysed and synthesised using a four point comparative rating system of stronger, weaker, inconsistent or limited evidence. One hundred sixty seven studies were eligible for inclusion. Analysis indicated evidence of perceived improved quality of care, evidence of increased patient satisfaction, and evidence of improved access to care. Evidence was rated as either inconsistent or limited regarding all other outcomes reported, including system-wide impacts on primary care, secondary care, and health care costs. There were limited differences between outcomes reported by UK and international studies, and overall the literature had a limited consideration of effects on service users. Models of integrated care may enhance patient satisfaction, increase perceived quality of care, and enable access to services, although the evidence for other outcomes including service costs remains unclear. Indications of improved access may have important implications for services struggling to cope with increasing demand. Prospero registration number: 42016037725 .

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Country Count As %
Unknown 817 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 115 14%
Researcher 85 10%
Student > Bachelor 64 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 57 7%
Other 37 5%
Other 139 17%
Unknown 320 39%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 126 15%
Nursing and Health Professions 115 14%
Social Sciences 67 8%
Psychology 24 3%
Business, Management and Accounting 23 3%
Other 119 15%
Unknown 343 42%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 81. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 January 2024.
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