Evidence brief : Strengthening primary healthcare in Canada

The views expressed in the evidence brief are the views of the authors and should not be taken to represent the views of the Health Council of Canada, its Councillors or secretariat, or its principal funder (Health Canada). [...] We know that: o Incorporating most or all of the CCM improved quality of care and outcomes for patients with various chronic illnesses, and incorporating one or more elements of the CCM improved processes of care and clinical outcomes for patients with asthma, congestive heart failure, depression, and diabetes (although the quality of both systematic reviews supporting these statements is low). [...] It is these conditions, whereas this increases to 71% of being tested by the Cochrane Collaboration adults 60-79 years of age and to 82% of adults 80 Health Equity Field as a means of evaluating the years of age and older; impact of interventions on health equity.) arthritis (16%) and high blood pressure (15%) are the most common of these conditions among Canadians. [...] For those who want to know more about the systematic reviews contained in Table 1(or obtain the citation for the reviews), a fuller description of the systematic reviews is provided in Appendix 1. 12 Evidence >> Insight >> Action McMaster Health Forum Table 1: Summary of key findings from systematic reviews relevant to Option 1- Support the expansion of chronic disease management in physician-led [...] The targeting could be on the basis of the health professionals and lay workers included in the model (or the scope of practice they are given within the model), the nature of the programs and services covered (e.g., health promotion and disease prevention versus acute care, mental health versus other types of care) or the target populations (e.g., elderly citizens, Aboriginal populations, or peop