Following the evidence derived from the literature, we used three dimensions to assess the suitability of patient care models: group practice, interdisciplinary practice, and collaborative practice [ 67, 78- 82].
Opinions of providers on desirability of guided exercise programs, on suitability of primary care for group-consultations, and on perceived organizational barriers for group-consultations were assessed with open questions.
Our study of two FMUs located in community hospitals in peripheral, low education and low income areas, provides a rare opportunity to investigate the outcomes and suitability of FMU care for socially disadvantaged women.
The parallel targeting of pneumococcal vaccine with seasonal influenza has been shown to be an effective means of achieving high uptake in pneumococcal programmes for older adults [ 42] and the estimated overall uptake levels in the 65+ for the season under study (at 65%) also reflect the suitability of primary care as a means of delivery.
We based this premise on the fact that exception reporting has historically accounted for ≤ 1.6% of all QOF costs [ 38] and we assumed that the suitability of the care described by an indicator would have been considered (if not delivered) for each patient during the exemption process.
Its clinical performance demonstrated its suitability for point-of-care tests (POCTs).
To evaluate the accuracy of the device, recovery studies were performed in serum samples, demonstrating the suitability as a point of care for screening analysis of BChE activity measurement, taking into account that the normal value range is comprised between 5.9 and 13.2 IU/mL.
We assessed the acceptability and operational suitability of a rapid point-of-care syphilis test and identified barriers to testing among high-risk groups and healthcare professionals in a sexually transmitted infections clinic in Manaus, Brazil.
Despite some attempts to study the involvement of GPs in adolescent reproductive health care in Lithuania [ 21], there is a lack of evidence of the suitability of gatekeeping for such care.
To create an improvement team within a healthcare quality improvement project of the Government of Aragon (Spain), aimed at increasing the quality of care and suitability of the indications of gastrointestinal endoscopy in the open access endoscopy system of a secondary hospital in Aragon.
