Why the study?
Home visits by family physicians in Canada have declined substantially over the past several decades, representing a very small portion of family medicine practice.
Design
Editorial
Key result
Home visits by family physicians provide essential context, continuity, and comprehensiveness to patient care, and should be better supported and sustained in the health care system.
Authors
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Supports renewed policy focus on home visits amid decline; leaves open need for rigorous trials before practice change.
Sarah Newbery (2026) reported an editorial. Home visits was evaluated. Home visits by family physicians provide essential context, continuity, and comprehensiveness to patient care, and should be better supported and sustained in the health care system.