Exploring the lack of continuity of care in older cancer patients under China's ‘integrated health system’ reform
The need for continuity of care at each stage of cancer care is largely unmeasured in the current healthcare system for older patients. PHCs offer benefits which include convenience, less burdened doctors with more time, and lower out-of-pocket payment compared to tertiary hospitals, especially for patients with long-term healthcare needs. However, addressing barriers such as the absence of integrated medical records and unclear roles of PHCs are needed to improve the crucial role of PHCs in continuity of care.
Authors
- Thérèse Hesketh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7564-9221)
- Gaoren Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8397-9717)
- Ran Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8432-9326)
- Rongfang Xu
- Jiawei Geng
- Deyuan Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7144-4811)
- Jibing Liu
- Xinyu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9019-4810)
Institutions
- Nantong University (CN)
- Centre for Global Health Research (CA)
- Anyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- University College London (GB)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Age and Ageing
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae213
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.90
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Nantong University