Patients' assessments of the continuity of primary care in Finland: a 15-year follow-up questionnaire survey

摘要

Continuity of care is an essential aspect of good-quality primary care. Primary care must constantly aim to maintain this. This study is the first systematic follow-up of Finnish primary care patients' assessments with regard to continuity of care. The aim was to ascertain how longitudinal, personal continuity of care is related to patient characteristics and patients' consultation experiences. How the patient-reported continuity of care of doctors working in-Finnish primary healthcare centres has changed over the study period was also examined.