Higher compared to lower relational continuity of care for persons with severe mental illness/severe mental disorder regarding hospitalisation, symptoms and functioning, and adherence to prescribed medication

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  1. Higher compared to lower relational continuity of care for persons with severe mental illness/severe mental disorder regarding hospitalisation, symptoms and functioning, and adherence to prescribed medication
Population:
Persons with severe mental illness/severe mental disorder (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or severe depression/
severe episode of major depressive disorder)
Exposure:
Higher relational continuity of care
Comparison:
Lower relational continuity of care
Outcomes:
Hospitalisation, symptoms and functioning, adherence to prescribed medication

What evidence is needed?

More primary research is needed.

What evidence is available?

For persons with severe mental illness, higher relational continuity of care leads to:
• Lower risk of premature death (low certainty of evidence)
• Lower risk of emergency department visits (low certainty of evidence)
• Improved quality of life (low certainty of evidence).

Reliable systematic reviews that show evidence gaps:

SBU. Kontinuitet i vården [Continuity of Care]. Stockholm: Statens beredning för medicinsk och social utvärdering (SBU); 2021. SBU-rapport nr 329. More about the review

Reliable, but not updated, systematic reviews that show evidence gaps:

None identified

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