Background For adults with chronic conditions, access to primary care, including
multidisciplinary care, is associated with better outcomes. Few studies have assessed …

OBJECTIVE To explore access to health care for patients presenting with multiple chronic
conditions and to identify barriers and factors conducive to access. DESIGN Qualitative …

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Article Perceived barriers to primary care among western Canadians with chronic conditions …

Objective To describe patient-reported access to primary health care across 4 organizational
models of primary care in Ontario, and to explore how access is associated with patient …

Background Adults with chronic disease are the most frequent users of the primary
healthcare system. In Manitoba, patients are allowed to seek ambulatory (outpatient) care …

Access to health care services in Canada has been identified as an urgent priority, and
chronic disease has been suggested as the most pressing health concern facing …

Abstract Background Many countries, including Canada, have introduced primary care
reforms to improve health system functioning and value. The purpose of this study was to …

Abstract Background With 50% of Australians having chronic disease, health consumer
views are an important barometer of the 'health'of the healthcare system for system …

Objective To gain a more comprehensive understanding of patients' perceptions of access to
their primary care practice and how these relate to patient characteristics. Design Cross …

Objective: To determine whether a major improvement in access (ie, implementing an open
access system) in a large multispecialty medical group during 2000 was associated with …