OBJECTIVE: To design a functional, patient-centered model of patient complexity with
practical applicability to analytic design and clinical practice. Existing literature on patient …

Comorbidity is associated with worse health outcomes, more complex clinical management,
and increased health care costs. There is no agreement, however, on the meaning of the …

Chronic pain is a common pain condition. Some psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and
depression, are also common in the general population. Epidemiological studies found that …

The pattern of patients admitted to internal medicine wards has dramatically changed in the
last 20–30 years. Elderly people are now the most rapidly growing proportion of the patient …

Objectives The primary objective of this study was to identify the existence of chronic
disease multimorbidity patterns in the primary care population, describing their clinical …

Pain of the orofacial region is the primary complaint for which patients seek treatment. Of all
the orofacial pain conditions, one condition that possess a significant global health problem …

Purpose While some people remain fit and active as they grow older, others experience
complex problems: disease, dependency and disability. Frailty is a term used to describe …

Designed for practitioners who work with the gifted, this volume is intended to serve as a
practical and easy-to-use resource for working with gifted students, their teachers, and their …

Multimorbidity—the presence of multiple chronic conditions in a patient—has a profound
impact on health, health care utilization, and associated costs. Definitions of multimorbidity …

The path to improving healthcare quality for individuals with complex health conditions is
complicated by a lack of common understanding of complexity. Modern medicine, together …