Optimising personal continuity: a survey of GPs’ and older patients’ views

Background: Personal continuity — having a GP who knows their patients and keeps track of them — is an important dimension of continuity of care and is associated with lower mortality rates, higher quality of life, and reduced healthcare costs. In recent decades it has become more challenging for GPs to provide personal continuity owing to changes in society and health care. Aim: To investigate GPs’ and older patients’ views on personal continuity and how personal continuity can be improved. Design & setting: Cross sectional survey study in The Netherlands. Method: A digital and postal sur... Mehr ...