One important key factor for giving success to Mobile TV services is the continuity of the service availability.
Electronic primary care databases have the potential to provide a valuable source of such data due to their size, continuity and the availability of socio-demographic data.
Characteristics attributed to continuity of care include: the availability of information in a medical record; the availability and/or constancy of a clinician; having a usual source or place of care; keeping follow-up appointments; providing seamless and coordinated care during transitions; and having an ongoing commitment to the patient [ 2].
However, there were a number of important delays that negatively impacted on the programming, seriously disrupting the continuity of the projects and volunteers, and the availability of these services.
In these trials, it appears that continuity of care, availability in times of crisis, and close contact with the patients at risk were important elements in preventing further suicidal behaviour [ 12, 10, 14, 16].
They found significant differences between a large HMO practice and private practices, and concluded that the "practice setting strongly influenced providers' behavior, and settings differed by continuity of care, availability of resources, and organized support for risk prevention" (p. 42).
The lack of continuity, lack of availability, lack of time, and lack of personal contact forced more use of paper forms, and prolonged the passive waiting times for the sick-listed.
Lack of financial sustainability and challenges regarding the availability of information for the planning, implementation, or continuity of the programme were also identified.
The continuity of the sculpted object is governed by the continuity of the trivariates.
This highlights the continuity of the politics of control.
