The clinical effectiveness of patient initiated clinics for patients with chronic or recurrent conditions managed in secondary care: A systematic review

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Database of Review of Effects

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2013
Year Published

2013
Quality Rating

7/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

UK (4); UK (England) (2); Not reported (1); Sweden (1); UK (Wales) (1); USA (1)
Global/regional focus

Not yet available
Country focus

UK (4); UK (England) (2); Not reported (1); Sweden (1); UK (Wales) (1); USA (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review of effects
Type of question

Effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Health system
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
Timely access to care
By whom care is provided
Self-management
Implementation strategies
Consumer-targeted strategy
System participation
Theme

Optimal aging
Domain

Diseases
Non-communicable diseases
Sectors
Hospital care
Providers
Physician
Specialist

Publication details

Citation

Whear R, Abdul-Rahman AK, Boddy K, Thompson-Coon J, Perry M, Stein K. The clinical effectiveness of patient initiated clinics for patients with chronic or recurrent conditions managed in secondary care: A systematic review. PLOS ONE. 2013;8(10):e74774.
DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0074774

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