Background Primary health professionals are well positioned to support the delivery of
patient self-management in an evidence-based, structured capacity. A need exists to better …

Background Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common cause of death globally,
although mortality rates are falling. Psychological symptoms are prevalent for people with …

Background The management of people with multiple chronic conditions challenges health-
care systems designed around single conditions. There is international consensus that care …

Background Many people with chronic disease have more than one chronic condition, which
is referred to as multimorbidity. The term comorbidity is also used but this is now taken to …

Background Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the single most common cause of death
globally. However, with falling CHD mortality rates, an increasing number of people live with …

Background The Internet could provide a means of delivering secondary prevention
programmes to people with coronary heart disease (CHD). Objectives To determine the …

Background Collaborative care is an evidence-based approach to improving outcomes for
common mental disorders in primary care. Efforts are underway to broadly implement the …

Background Patients with comorbid depression and physical health problems have poorer
outcomes compared with those with single long term conditions (LTCs), or multiple LTCs …

Background Older patients suffering from multimorbidity are at high risk of medication
nonadherence. It has been well established that self-management support is an effective …

Background: Multimorbidity, defined as the coexistence of two or more chronic conditions in
the same individual, is becoming a crucial health issue in primary care. Patients with …