1. Healthcare or medical treatment that is interrupted, fragmented, or lacking continuity, often involving gaps in service delivery or multiple uncoordinated providers
The patient experienced discontinuous care after being transferred between three different hospitals without proper medical record sharing.
O paciente experimentou cuidado descontinuado após ser transferido entre três hospitais diferentes sem compartilhamento adequado de registros médicos.
2. In social services or support systems, assistance that is provided sporadically rather than as an ongoing, integrated program
Discontinuous care for elderly patients can lead to poorer health outcomes and increased hospitalizations.
O cuidado descontinuado para pacientes idosos pode levar a piores resultados de saúde e hospitalizações aumentadas.