The impact of patient-held health records on continuity of care among asylum seekers in reception centres: a cluster-randomised stepped wedge trial in Germany

Introduction The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a patient-held health record (PHR) for asylum seekers on the availability of health-related information.Methods An explorative, cluster-randomised stepped-wedge trial with reception centres as unit of randomisation was conducted....

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Main Authors: Kayvan Bozorgmehr, Cornelia Straßner, Stefan Noest, Stella Preussler, Rosa Jahn, Sandra Ziegler, Katharina Wahedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-07-01
Series:BMJ Global Health
Online Access:https://gh.bmj.com/content/4/4/e001610.full