Advances in Quantitative Assessment Indexes of Continuity of Care and Their Application

Continuity of care is the basic principle and core feature of general practice. A high level of continuity of care is beneficial to improve patient satisfaction and reduce mortality. Accurate assessment of continuity of care is the prerequisite for improving the level of it. Quantitative assessment indexes of continuity of care can not only guide medical staff to improve continuity of care, but also assist healthcare administrators in improving governance measures, so as to provide the best service for patients by reflecting the level of continuity of care. Therefore, quantitative assessment of continuity of care is necessary and crucial. However, at present, there are few researches on the concept and application of quantitative assessment indexes of continuity of care in China. Therefore, by summarizing domestic and foreign literature, this paper classifies the common quantitative assessment indexes of continuity of care, summarizes the diseases and populations to which the indicators are applied, and analyzes the limitations of existing indexes and possible improvement directions in the future, in order to provide a theoretical basis for domestic researchers to select indexes for application.