Randall, E., Crooks, V., Goldsmith, L. (2012). In search of attachment: a qualitative study of chronically ill women transitioning between family physicians in rural Ontario, Canada. BMC Family Practice, 13, 125.
Summary of Findings: This qualitative study interviews women in rural Ontario, Canada with chronic illnesses on continuity of care and stresses the necessity of personal family physicians. There is a shortage in physicians practicing in rural areas, which causes patients to frequently transition through personal family physicians, limiting their continuity of patient-centred care and worsening their health outcomes.
