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Multimorbidity as a Dilemma [PDF]

Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2011
I completely agree with the authors’ conclusion, that therapeutic decisions are based on “other practice-relevant factors”; however, this is with regard to guidelines and NOT to “clinical data.” The authors mention “internal organizational routines of the physician’s office” first, then “financial parameters,”, with “patient-related aspects ...
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Multimorbidity and comorbidity in the Dutch population - data from general practices [PDF]

, 2012
Background Multimorbidity is increasingly recognized as a major public health challenge of modern societies. However, knowledge about the size of the population suffering from multimorbidity and the type of multimorbidity is scarce. The objective of this
A Marengoni, A Marengoni, AA Uijen, AL Huntley, An international glossary for general/family practice, AR Feinstein, B Starfield, Boukje M van Gelder, C Boult, C Salisbury, C van Weel, Caroline A Baan, Christel E van Dijk, CM Boyd, CM Boyd, CM Boyd, EH Wagner, François G Schellevis, G Laux, H Lamberts, H Susan J Picavet, H van den Bussche, HC Britt, I Schafer, JE Cornell, JJ Ofman, JL Wolff, L Garcia-Olmos, LG Glynn, Lidwien C Lemmens, M Fortin, M Fortin, M Fortin, M Fortin, M Fortin, M van den Akker, M van den Akker, MC Biermans, MC Biermans, ME Tinetti, MT Schram, Nancy Hoeymans, R Gijsen, RA Verheij, Robert A Verheij, S Greß, Sandra H van Oostrom, SM Smith, SW Mercer, T Bodenheimer, T Lehnert, The Family Medicine Research Centre, UT Kadam   +52 more
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Competing Demographic Drivers of Hospital Expenditures: Coexistence of the Red Herring and the Steepening Effects

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The fiscal sustainability of healthcare systems is increasingly strained by aging populations with two competing hypotheses dominating the literature. The Red Herring Hypothesis suggests that healthcare expenditures are driven more by proximity to death than by chronological age, while the Steepening Hypothesis examines whether expenditures ...
Malene Kallestrup‐Lamb, Alexander O. K. Marin, Jes Søgaard   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

BMC Public Health, 2012
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 and specific patterns of multimorbidity across different adult age groups ...
Agborsangaya Calypse B, Lau Darren, Lahtinen Markus, Cooke Tim, Johnson Jeffrey A   +4 more
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Living with multimorbidity: medical and lay healthcare approaches [PDF]

, 2015
Multimorbidity is rapidly becoming the norm rather than the exception in healthcare. Research on this issue is increasing and this review discusses a selection of clinical and social science literature. The focus is on understanding the complexity of the
Bergeron E, Bie Nio Ong, Bury M, Charmaz K, Clarke LH, Corbin JM, Department of Health, Finch J, Foot J, Jane Richardson, Janet Grime, Mars GM, Nettleton S, Ong BN, Ong BN, Reeve J, Rogers A, Tom Porter, Tom Sanders   +18 more
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National and Subnational Models of Care That Support Primary Health Care: A Mixed‐Methods Study

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2020, the World Health Assembly called on countries to reorient their models of care (MOCs) toward primary health care (PHC). This study's objectives were to (a) describe common use of the concept of MOC; and (b) identify implemented MOCs and their components that support PHC at national and subnational levels. A scoping review charted data
Mary Louisa Plummer, Nuria Toro Polanco, Faraz Khalid, Fidan Talishinskaya, Hassan Salah, Teri Reynolds   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spotlight commentary: Deprescribing in long‐term care facilities—Towards safer and smarter medication use in older adults

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Nataša Skočibušić, Igor Rubinić, Vera Vlahović‐Palčevski   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends in Rheumatoid Arthritis Mortality Among Postmenopausal Women in the United States, 1999–2023

iMetaMed, EarlyView.
RA‐related mortality among U.S. postmenopausal women has markedly declined since 1999. Despite this overall progress, significant inequalities by race, region, and age highlight ongoing challenges in achieving equitable health outcomes. ABSTRACT Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disproportionately affects postmenopausal women, who are at an increased risk of ...
Yuhui Zhao, Weilu Cui, Yayun Han, Jun Qiao, Minjing Chang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multimorbidity and its Associated Factors in Korean Shift Workers: Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
BackgroundMultimorbidity is a crucial factor that influences premature death rates, poor health, depression, quality of life, and use of health care. Approximately one-fifth of the global workforce is involved in shift work, which
Hye Chong Hong, Young Man Kim
doaj   +1 more source

Pilot implementation and evaluation of a social risk screening tool for hospitalised patients in Singapore

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Routine in‐hospital screening of social risk factors linked with poor health outcomes is not done in Singapore, where an aging population pays for 25% healthcare costs out‐of‐pocket despite universal coverage. Objective We developed and implemented a social risk screening tool for hospitalised patients and reported the association ...
Orlanda Q. M. Goh, Poh Yong Tan, Tse Yean Teo, Rachel Peh, Jeanne Ng, Aaron Chua, Xuling Lin, Tharmmambal Balakrishnan, Nicholas Graves, Mei Ling Kang, Xiaohui Xin   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source