A scoping review on the factors associated with the lost to follow-up (LTFU) amongst patients with chronic disease in ambulatory care of high-income countries (HIC)

Despite the importance of long term follow-up care for patients with chronic disease, many patients fail to adhere to their follow-ups, which increase their risk of further health complications. Therefore, the purpose of this scoping review was to find out the factors associated with lost to follow-...

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Main Authors:	Tong, Ching Yi Michelle, Koh, Rui Ying Victoria, Lee, Eng Sing
Other Authors:	Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
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Published:	2023
Subjects:	Science::Medicine Chronic Disease Mental Health
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-1715082023-10-29T15:37:44Z A scoping review on the factors associated with the lost to follow-up (LTFU) amongst patients with chronic disease in ambulatory care of high-income countries (HIC) Tong, Ching Yi Michelle Koh, Rui Ying Victoria Lee, Eng Sing Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) National Healthcare Group Polyclinics MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation Science::Medicine Chronic Disease Mental Health Despite the importance of long term follow-up care for patients with chronic disease, many patients fail to adhere to their follow-ups, which increase their risk of further health complications. Therefore, the purpose of this scoping review was to find out the factors associated with lost to follow-up (LTFU) amongst patients with chronic disease in the ambulatory care setting of high-income countries (HICs) to gain insights for better quality of care. Understanding the definition of LTFU is imperative in informing patients, health professionals and researchers for clinical and research purposes. This review also provided an overview of the terms and definitions used to describe LTFU. Published version 2023-10-27T06:01:51Z 2023-10-27T06:01:51Z 2023 Journal Article Tong, C. Y. M., Koh, R. Y. V. & Lee, E. S. (2023). A scoping review on the factors associated with the lost to follow-up (LTFU) amongst patients with chronic disease in ambulatory care of high-income countries (HIC). BMC Health Services Research, 23(1), 883-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09863-0 1472-6963 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171508 10.1186/s12913-023-09863-0 37608296 2-s2.0-85168671044 1 23 883 en BMC Health Services Research © 2023 The Author(s). Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativeco mmons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. application/pdf
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spellingShingle	Science::Medicine Chronic Disease Mental Health Tong, Ching Yi Michelle Koh, Rui Ying Victoria Lee, Eng Sing A scoping review on the factors associated with the lost to follow-up (LTFU) amongst patients with chronic disease in ambulatory care of high-income countries (HIC)
description	Despite the importance of long term follow-up care for patients with chronic disease, many patients fail to adhere to their follow-ups, which increase their risk of further health complications. Therefore, the purpose of this scoping review was to find out the factors associated with lost to follow-up (LTFU) amongst patients with chronic disease in the ambulatory care setting of high-income countries (HICs) to gain insights for better quality of care. Understanding the definition of LTFU is imperative in informing patients, health professionals and researchers for clinical and research purposes. This review also provided an overview of the terms and definitions used to describe LTFU.
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title	A scoping review on the factors associated with the lost to follow-up (LTFU) amongst patients with chronic disease in ambulatory care of high-income countries (HIC)
title_short	A scoping review on the factors associated with the lost to follow-up (LTFU) amongst patients with chronic disease in ambulatory care of high-income countries (HIC)
title_full	A scoping review on the factors associated with the lost to follow-up (LTFU) amongst patients with chronic disease in ambulatory care of high-income countries (HIC)
title_fullStr	A scoping review on the factors associated with the lost to follow-up (LTFU) amongst patients with chronic disease in ambulatory care of high-income countries (HIC)
title_full_unstemmed	A scoping review on the factors associated with the lost to follow-up (LTFU) amongst patients with chronic disease in ambulatory care of high-income countries (HIC)
title_sort	scoping review on the factors associated with the lost to follow-up (ltfu) amongst patients with chronic disease in ambulatory care of high-income countries (hic)
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A scoping review on the factors associated with the lost to follow-up (LTFU) amongst patients with chronic disease in ambulatory care of high-income countries (HIC)

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