RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The delivery of integrated care is a priority in many countries' efforts to improve health outcomes for @entity1 at risk of or with @entity6 . This study aims to provide an overview of the different types of integrated care interventions for type 2 @entity6 and to report their outcomes. METHODS: A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed and Cochrane for the period 2003-2013. Article selection and data extraction were performed independently by three researchers and results were discussed together. The @entity102 ( @entity102 ) was used to describe intervention types. RESULTS: Forty-four articles met the inclusion criteria. Most interventions included all @entity102 components and a variety of sub-components. Most studies reported positive @entity1 , process and health service utilization measures. The information on costs was limited and inconsistent. The low number of articles reporting comparable outcome measures made it difficult to make meaningful statements about an association between intervention type and outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: Future research would benefit from a more uniform understanding of integrated care as well as intermediate outcome measurements that allow for the establishment of a chain of evidence from specific intervention types to specific outcomes achieved. It is expected that such a comprehensive approach will reveal important insights as to which integrated care intervention types and settings are most conducive to successful implementation and would thereby be of relevance to policy makers and practitioners involved in the financing, management and delivery of integrated care.

Intervention types and outcomes of integrated care for XXXX : a systematic review.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patient', 'people'] @entity102 :: ('MESH:D002908', 'Disease') :: ['chronic care model', 'CCM'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['diabetes']
@entity6 :: (MESH:D003920,Disease) :: ['diabetes mellitus type 2']
