Table 1

Summary of papers included in the study

AuthorYearJournalStudy designPaper titlePopulationIntervention/controlPrinciple outcome measures
Borgermans and Devroey (2017) 2017International Journal of Integrated CarePolicy guide based on EU project INTEGRATEA Policy Guide on Integrated Care (PGIC): Lessons Learned from EU Project INTEGRATE and BeyondNine European countries (not specified)Integrated Care ModelPolicy for integrated care should be built on three building blocks – a mission, vision and strategy
Busetto (2016) 2016International Journal of Integrated CarePhD thesis summary – abstractGreat Expectations: The Implementation of Integrated Care and Its contribution to Improved Outcomes for People with Chronic ConditionsInternationalDoes not applyCOMIC Model for integrated care
Busetto et al. (2018) 2018International Journal of Integrated CareExpert questionnaires, systematic literature review, secondary analysis of two reportsBarriers and Facilitators to workforce Changes in Integrated CareEuropean countries (not specified)Integrated Care ModelFactors that mitigate the success integrated care as an intervention
Dudley and Garner (2011) 2011Cochrane Database of Systematic ReviewsReviewStrategies for integrating primary health services in low-and middle-income countries at the point of deliveryVarious low/middle-income countries (e.g. Togo, Zambia and India, South Africa, Tanzania, Nepal, Zimbabwe)Does not applyDoes not apply
Ferrer and Goodwin (2014) 2014International Journal of Integrated CareEditorialWhat are the principles that underpin integrated care?InternationalDoes not applySuggested core principles for guiding people-centred and integrated
Goodwin (2016) 2016International Journal of Integrated CarePerspective paperUnderstanding Integrated CareInternationalDoes not apply 
Gullery and Hamilton (2015) 2015Future Hospital JournalModel paperTowards integrated person-centred healthcare – the canterbury journeyNew ZealandIntegrated Care ModelMeasurable impacts of the integrated care model – acute admission reduction, reduced length of stay, reduction in aged residential care
Ivbijaro et al. (2015) 2015Eastern Mediterranean Health JournalReviewInforming mental health policies and services in the EMR: cost-effective deployment of human resources to deliver integrated community-based care Does not applyOutlines key approaches to achieve integrated care and discusses important actors that need to be in place to support good integrated care
McGeoch et al. (2019) 2019Primary Health Care Research and DevelopmentCross-sectional interventionHospital avoidance: an integrated community system to reduced acute hospital demandNew ZealandCommunity-based acute careLower attendance at EDs, lower acute medical admission rates, shorter hospital stays
McGonigle and McGeoch (2017) 2017Conference Abstract, 17th International Conference on Integrated CareInterventionThe canterbury pathways to integrated care, warts and allNew ZealandMultiple integrated care system changes – HealthPathwaysLessons learnt
Nicholson et al. (2013) 2013BMC Health Services ResearchSystematic reviewA governance model for integrated primary/secondary care for health-reforming first world – results of a systematic reviewInternationalDoes not applyAll successful examples of primary/secondary care integration have a combination of the ten elements described in the paper
Rahman (2015) 2015Eastern Mediterranean Health JournalCase studyIntegration of Mental Health Into Priority Health Service Delivery Platforms: Maternal and Child Health ServiceInternationalOutlines key steps for integrating maternal and child mental health into maternal and child health servicesHighlights the case for the integration of maternal and child mental health intervention into mainstream services. Potential to improve both mental and physical health synergistically
Ramagem et al. (2011) 2011International Journal of Integrated CareLiterature review, expert meetings and country consultationsCombating health care fragmentation through integrated health services delivery networksRegion of the AmericasPan American health Organisation (PAHO) launch of Integrated Health Services Delivery networks (IHSDN)IHSDN could improve health systems performance
Reynolds and Sutherland (2013) 2013BMC Health Services ResearchCorrespondenceA systematic approach to the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of integrated health servicesInternationalDoes not applyDescription of an ideal approach for the integration of health services
Røsstad et al. (2013) 2013BMC Health Services ResearchQualitative study: Focus groups, written material and observationsDevelopment of a patient-centred care pathway across healthcare providers: a Qualitative studyNorwayIntegrated care pathway or usual controlDisease-based care pathways for older patients in primary care are neither feasible nor sustainable. A common patient-centred pathway was recommended
Grimsmo (2010) 2010Cochrane Central Register of controlled TrialsInterventional (clinical trial). Cluster randomised studyIntegrated Care Pathways in a Community SettingInternationalIntegrated care pathway or usual control3 results papers listed above
Storeng and Béhague (2016) 2016Health Policy and PlanningEthnographic research article“Lives in the balance”: The politics of integration in the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child HealthInternationalGlobal maternal, newborn and child health initiativeOutlines fragmentations and challenges faced in integration
Timmins and Ham (2013) 2013Case studyCase studyThe quest for integrated health and social care: A case study in canterbury, New ZealandNew ZealandRegional integrated care initiativePatient health and service utilisation rates (e.g. admissions, referrals)
Valentijn et al. (2013) 2013International Journal of Integrated CareNarrative literature review, group meetings and expert panelsUnderstanding Integrated Care: A Comprehensive Conceptual Framework Based on the Integrative Functions of Primary CareInternationalDoes not applyConceptual framework
Vázquez et al. (2012) 2012Gaceta SanitariaReport[Integrated Delivery Systems and Other examples of Collaboration Among Providers. SESPA S Report, 2012]Spain (Basque region)Analyse the experience of the healthcare providers within the integrated healthcare systemsOrganisations are at different stages of development within the integrated pathways
Zonneveld et al. (2018) 2018International Journal of Integrated CareSystematic literature reviewValues of Integrated Care: A Systematic ReviewInternationalDoes not applyIdentification of a set of 23 underlying values of integrated care

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