Effect of Continuity of Care on Quality of Life in Older Adults With Chronic Diseases: A Meta-Analysis

Clinical Nursing Research
Hsiao-Mei ChenChing-Min Chen

Abstract

As the population ages, continuity of care (CoC) has increasingly become a particular important issue. Articles published from 1994 to 2014 were identified from electronic databases. Studies with randomized controlled design and elderly adults with chronic illness were included if Short Form-36 (SF-36) was used as an outcome indicator to evaluate the effect of CoC. Seven studies were included for analysis with the sum of 1,394 participants. The results showed that CoC intervention can significantly improve physical function, physical role function, general health, social function, and vitality of QoL for elderly people with chronic disease.

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Dec 3, 2016·Journal of Clinical Nursing·Hsiao-Mei Chen, Ching-Min Chen
Aug 2, 2019·Nursing Open·Helene BerglundSynneve Dahlin-Ivanoff
Nov 4, 2020·The British Journal of General Practice : the Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners·Lindsay Jl ForbesStephen Peckham
Mar 12, 2021·Scientific Reports·Eun-San Kim, Chang-Yup Kim

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