Journal of Integrated Care: Volume 31 Issue 4

Guest editorial: Exploring the expansive horizons of integrated care

Axel Kaehne

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of physical health interventions to mental health consumers within Sydney Local Health District

Andrew Simpson, Lisa Parcsi, Andrew McDonald

People living with severe mental illness (PLWSMI) experience disproportionately high rates of morbidity and mortality compared with the general population. Sydney Local Health…

A mixed-methods process evaluation of an integrated care system's population health management system to reduce health inequalities in COVID-19 vaccination uptake

Georgia Watson, Cassie Moore, Fiona Aspinal, Andrew Hutchings, Rosalind Raine, Jessica Sheringham

Many countries have a renewed focus on health inequalities since COVID-19. In England, integrated care systems (ICSs), formed in 2022 to promote integration, are required to…

Surviving COVID-19 and beyond: a mixed-method study

Swati Paranjape, Amogh Patkar

The present study was aimed to explore and analyse the multifaceted impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on quality-of-life of survivors, in physical, social…

Antecedents of physicians' intentions to engage in digital volunteering work: an extended technology acceptance model (TAM) approach

Ahmed Chemseddine Bouarar, Smail Mouloudj, Tungki Pratama Umar, Kamel Mouloudj

The digitalization has changed the volunteer paradigm, making young volunteers use technology in their volunteering activities. The current study sets out to identify and model…

Media presentation of hospital discharge to care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic

Eniola Abe, Pamela Dawson, Jason Scott

At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic the United Kingdom Government implemented a policy to rapid discharge hospital patients into care homes. This study aimed to examine how the…

Exploring the spread and scale of a web-based clinical decision support portal in Sydney, Australia, during COVID-19: a case study

Anna McGlynn, Éidín Ní Shé, Paul Bennett, Siaw-Teng Liaw, Tony Jackson, Ben Harris-Roxas

HealthPathways is an online decision support portal, primarily aimed at General Practitioners (GPs), that provides easy to access and up to date clinical, referral and resource…

Factors influencing the perception and the willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine among the working population in Ghana

Frank Gyimah Sackey, Richard Asravor, Christopher Lamptey

The onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to loss of lives and jobs and other adverse effects on persons, families and businesses. With its frightening…

The effect of narrative persuasion on interpersonal talk and attitude (the case of COVID-19)

Seyed Mehdi Sharifi, Mohammad Reza Jalilvand, Mohammad Reza Shakoorian Fard

The importance of effective public messages has been widely recognized during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In particular, the role of news items and…

An evaluation of speech and language therapy services for people with long COVID in the UK: a call for integrated care

Katie Chadd, Sophie Chalmers, Kate Harrall, Kathryn Moyse, Gemma Clunie

Long COVID is a complex and highly heterogeneous condition with a variable symptom profile, and calls have been made for an integrated care approach to be taken for its…

Community-based volunteering in response to Covid-19: people, process and planning

Julie MacInnes, Bridget Jones, Kat Frere-Smith, Vanessa Abrahamson, Tamsyn Eida, Rebecca Sharp, Heather Gage, Patricia Wilson

The Covid-19 pandemic saw a dramatic rise in the number of people volunteering to support older people shielding at home. This study aimed to determine the processes by which…

An integrated multisectoral and multidisciplinary community of practice collaboration to enhance child wellbeing in South Africa

Sadiyya Haffejee, Sonia Mbowa, Leila Patel

There is a growing call both globally and nationally for integrated multisectoral and multidisciplinary systems of care to be implemented for children's needs in the foundation…

Population health management: from principal to practice

Daniel Mark Alton

Population Health Management (PHM) is a methodology which has the potential to help support the aspirations of the NHS's Integrated Care Systems to address health inequalities…

The clinical utility of Multidimensional Behavioral Health Screen

Scott A. Davis, Daniel Frayne, Jessica McSurdy, Annabel O. Franz, David Mark McCord

In the USA, integrated care remains largely aspirational; a majority of Americans receive mental health care entirely within the primary medical care outpatient setting. A new…

Using social media-based telemedicine counselling to promote adherence to treatment plans after oral and maxillofacial surgeries in Nigeria

Anselm Uchenna Anibueze, Olaoluwa Temitope Talabi, Felix Olajide Talabi, Adebola Adewunmi Aderibigbe, Prosper Nunayon Zannu, Bernice Oluwalanu Sanusi, Verlumun Celestine Gever

This study aimed to determine the impact of telemedicine with WhatsApp on adherence to treatment plans amongst patients who have experienced oral and maxillofacial surgeries like…

Integrated care for older persons who live with complex health and social care requirements: a core set of indicators

Jeanette Prorok, Kelly Kay, Adam Morrison, Salinda Anne Horgan

Performance measures are an important mediating mechanism that influences the design and delivery of care. Unfortunately, it is still commonly the case that acute care indicators…