Continuity of Patient Care
"Continuity of Patient Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Health care provided on a continuing basis from the initial contact, following the patient through all phases of medical care.
| Descriptor ID |
D003266
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.169 N02.421.585.169 N04.590.233.727.210
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| Concept/Terms |
Continuity of Patient Care- Continuity of Patient Care
- Care Continuity, Patient
- Patient Care Continuity
- Continuum of Care
- Care Continuum
- Continuity of Care
- Care Continuity
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Continuity of Patient Care".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Continuity of Patient Care".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Continuity of Patient Care" by people in this website by year, and whether "Continuity of Patient Care" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1999 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2000 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2001 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2004 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2005 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2006 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2007 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2008 | 19 | 15 | 34 |
| 2009 | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| 2010 | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| 2011 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| 2012 | 20 | 18 | 38 |
| 2013 | 31 | 12 | 43 |
| 2014 | 23 | 9 | 32 |
| 2015 | 20 | 11 | 31 |
| 2016 | 28 | 21 | 49 |
| 2017 | 33 | 13 | 46 |
| 2018 | 35 | 19 | 54 |
| 2019 | 34 | 19 | 53 |
| 2020 | 18 | 24 | 42 |
| 2021 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 2022 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2023 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Continuity of Patient Care" by people in Profiles.
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Association between discontinuity of care and patient trust in the usual rheumatologist among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study. Arthritis Res Ther. 2024 Nov 11; 26(1):195.
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"Someone who hates themself doesn't come for their drugs": Experiences of mental health along the HIV care continuum in South-Central, Uganda. PLoS One. 2024; 19(10):e0290809.
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Exploring the Perspectives of Unhoused Adults and Providers Across the HCV Care Continuum. Clin Nurs Res. 2024 Sep; 33(7):519-529.
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Youth Crisis: The Current State and Future Directions. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2024 Sep; 47(3):595-611.
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Continuum: A Postdischarge Supportive Care Intervention for Hospitalized Patients With Advanced Cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 Dec; 68(6):613-621.e1.
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Interventions for Improving HIV Care Continuum Outcomes Among LGBTQ+ Youth in the United States: A Narrative Review. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2024 Aug; 38(8):358-369.
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Impacts of Telehealth Adoption on the Quality of Care for Individuals With Serious Mental Illness: Retrospective Observational Analysis of Veterans Affairs Administrative Data. JMIR Ment Health. 2024 Jul 09; 11:e56886.
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How Should Harm Reduction Be Included in Care Continua for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder? AMA J Ethics. 2024 Jul 01; 26(7):E562-571.
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Engagement Along the PrEP Care Continuum Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AIDS Behav. 2024 Oct; 28(10):3270-3282.
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Success of the US Veterans Health Administration's Hepatitis C Virus Care Continuum in the Direct-acting Antiviral Era. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Jun 14; 78(6):1571-1579.