He flew to Berlin after his inauguration in Paris to emphasise the importance and continuity of Franco-German relations.
Several studies have examined the role of continuity in relation to cancer screening 27– 30 but the authors are aware of only two studies concerning diagnosis.
The study used qualitative analysis of semi-structured interview data to investigate the place of personal continuity in relation to other valued aspects of care including access.
President Obama cannot settle for continuity in relations with traditional regional partners.
35 Future studies should examine the value of patient doctor continuity in relation to the investigations and referrals that doctors make for patients who present with possible cancer symptoms or signs who do and do not go on to be given a cancer diagnosis.
Three new metrics, i.e., network cyclicity, degree of cyclicity, and degree of connectedness, which can quantify the integrity and continuity of network and the relation between network organization and ecological process, are introduced to measure the presence and strength of cyclic pathways in a network and reflect the network's ability to transfer bio-flux.
This study aims to explore heart failure patients' experiences with continuity of care, and its relation to medication adherence.
On the other hand some participants mentioned disadvantages of continuity of the doctor patient relation: getting too acquainted wit a patient may 'normalise' pathological mental distress and so, delay recognition of psychiatric disorders.
Kringos et al 8 have assessed the relevance of continuity of primary care in relation to other primary care dimensions and healthcare system outcomes; in their review of the literature, they found associations with coordination, comprehensiveness, quality, efficiency, population health, patient satisfaction, costs, and strength of primary care.
They included the importance of ensuring appropriate follow-up, continuity in relation to practitioner seen, good record keeping and being wary of the reassurance provided by diagnostic tests.
W is an n x n spatial-weighting matrix (with 0 diagonal elements) usually specified in terms of first-order continuity relations or as functions of distance.
