Yacine Thiam1, Jean-François Allaire1, Paul Morin2,3, Shelley-Rose Hyppolite4,5, Chantal Doré2,3, Hervé Tchala Vignon Zomahoun6, Suzanne Garon2,3. 1. Institut universitaire de première ligne en santé et services sociaux (IUPLSSS) du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSSE-CHUS). Hôpital et centre d'hébergement D'Youville, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada. 2. Institut universitaire de première ligne en santé et services sociaux (IUPLSSS) du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSSE-CHUS), CA. 3. Université de Sherbrooke, CA. 4. Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Capitale nationale, CA. 5. Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, CA. 6. Knowledge Translation Component of the Quebec SPOR-SUPPORT Unit, CA.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The various health and social care services provided in a given local area (i.e., place-based) must not only deliver primary care in proximity to the population, but act upstream on the social determinants of health. This type of care, when provided in a holistic and integrated manner, aims to improve the physical and mental health-but also the well-being and social capital-of individuals, families, groups and communities. This type of approach is known as Integrated Community Care (ICC). THEORY AND METHODS: This article was developed from a non-systematic review of scientific and grey literature followed by a qualitative analysis and researcher reflections on ICC. RESULTS: The article presents the core concepts of ICC, namely temporality, local area, health care, social care, proximity and integration. These concepts are unpacked and a conceptual diagram is set forth to put the dynamic links between the concepts into perspective. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The purpose of the article is to provide a conceptual clarification of ICC. Three examples of practise (from Switzerland, Quebec [Canada] and Italy) are used as illustrations to provide a better understanding of ICC and to open up horizons. Copyright:
INTRODUCTION: The various health and social care services provided in a given local area (i.e., place-based) must not only deliver primary care in proximity to the population, but act upstream on the social determinants of health. This type of care, when provided in a holistic and integrated manner, aims to improve the physical and mental health-but also the well-being and social capital-of individuals, families, groups and communities. This type of approach is known as Integrated Community Care (ICC). THEORY AND METHODS: This article was developed from a non-systematic review of scientific and grey literature followed by a qualitative analysis and researcher reflections on ICC. RESULTS: The article presents the core concepts of ICC, namely temporality, local area, health care, social care, proximity and integration. These concepts are unpacked and a conceptual diagram is set forth to put the dynamic links between the concepts into perspective. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The purpose of the article is to provide a conceptual clarification of ICC. Three examples of practise (from Switzerland, Quebec [Canada] and Italy) are used as illustrations to provide a better understanding of ICC and to open up horizons. Copyright:
Authors: Ferdinand C Mukumbang; Denise De Souza; Hueiming Liu; Gabriela Uribe; Corey Moore; Penelope Fotheringham; John G Eastwood Journal: BMJ Glob Health Date: 2022-08