Advancing integrated care evaluation in shifting contexts: blending implementation research with case study design in project SUSTAIN.
Jenny BillingsSimone R de BruinCaroline BaanGiel NijpelsPublished in: BMC health services research (2020)
Lessons learned and recommendations for advancing integrated care evaluation are put forward that focus on the status of integrated care as a complex intervention and a process. The use of implementation research methods and case study design are recommended as an additional evaluation approach for researchers to consider, alongside suggested ways of improving methods of data collection with frail populations and cost analysis.