The Ariadne principles: how to handle multimorbidity in primary care consultations

C Muth, M van den Akker, JW Blom, CD Mallen… - BMC medicine, 2014 - Springer
Multimorbidity is a health issue mostly dealt with in primary care practice. As a result of their
generalist and patient-centered approach, long-lasting relationships with patients, and …

Economic burden of multimorbidity among older adults: impact on healthcare and societal costs

L Picco, E Achilla, E Abdin, SA Chong… - BMC health services …, 2016 - Springer
Background Multimorbidity is not uncommon and the associated impact it places on
healthcare utilisation and societal costs is of increased concern. The aim of the current study …

Patient-experienced burden of treatment in patients with multimorbidity–a systematic review of qualitative data

M Rosbach, JS Andersen - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Objective To synthesize existing qualitative literature on patient-experienced burden of
treatment in multimorbid patients. Methods A literature search identified available qualitative …

Multimorbidity of chronic diseases and health care utilization in general practice

SH Van Oostrom, HSJ Picavet, SR De Bruin, I Stirbu… - BMC family …, 2014 - Springer
Background Multimorbidity is common among ageing populations and it affects the demand
for health services. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between …

The influence of age, gender and socio-economic status on multimorbidity patterns in primary care. First results from the multicare cohort study

I Schäfer, H Hansen, G Schön, S Höfels… - BMC health services …, 2012 - Springer
Background Multimorbidity is a phenomenon with high burden and high prevalence in the
elderly. Our previous research has shown that multimorbidity can be divided into the …

Multimorbidity: redesigning health care for people who use it

C Salisbury - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
had a history of coronary artery disease. 13 Subcutaneous dosing regimens and safety of
REGN727 were tested in addition to aggressive LDL-lowering therapy with high doses of …

The prevalence of multimorbidity and associations with lifestyle factors among middle-aged Canadians: an analysis of Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging data

MN Sakib, S Shooshtari, P St. John, V Menec - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Multimorbidity can be defined as the presence of more than one chronic
condition in an individual. Research on multimorbidity has predominantly focused on older …

Development and validation of the multimorbidity treatment burden questionnaire (MTBQ)

P Duncan, M Murphy, MS Man, K Chaplin, D Gaunt… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To develop and validate a new scale to assess treatment burden (the effort of
looking after one's health) for patients with multimorbidity. Design Mixed-methods. Setting …

Comorbidity of dementia: a cross-sectional study of primary care older patients

B Poblador-Plou, A Calderón-Larrañaga… - BMC psychiatry, 2014 - Springer
Background The epidemiologic study of comorbidities of an index health problem represents
a methodological challenge. This study cross-sectionally describes and analyzes the …

Multimorbidity prevalence and patterns across socioeconomic determinants: a cross-sectional survey

CB Agborsangaya, D Lau, M Lahtinen, T Cooke… - BMC public health, 2012 - Springer
Background Studies on the prevalence of multimorbidity, defined as having two or more
chronic conditions, have predominantly focused on the elderly. We estimated the prevalence …