Managing patients with multimorbidity in primary care

E Wallace, C Salisbury, B Guthrie, C Lewis, T Fahey… - Bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
Multimorbidity, commonly defined as the presence of two or more chronic medical conditions
in an individual, 1 is associated with decreased quality of life, functional decline, and …

Evidence-based nonpharmacological practices to address behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

K Scales, S Zimmerman, SJ Miller - The Gerontologist, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives To draw from systematic and other literature reviews to
identify, describe, and critique nonpharmacological practices to address behavioral and …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 in humanitarian settings and lessons learned from past epidemics

LS Lau, G Samari, RT Moresky, SE Casey… - Nature Medicine, 2020 - nature.com
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A national profile of family and unpaid caregivers who assist older adults with health care activities

JL Wolff, BC Spillman, VA Freedman… - JAMA internal …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Family and unpaid caregivers commonly help older adults who are at high risk
for poorly coordinated care. Objective To examine how caregivers' involvement in older …

Higher primary care physician continuity is associated with lower costs and hospitalizations

A Bazemore, S Petterson, LE Peterson… - The Annals of Family …, 2018 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE Continuity of care is a defining characteristic of primary care associated with
lower costs and improved health equity and care quality. However, we lack provider-level …

[PDF][PDF] Care fragmentation, quality, and costs among chronically ill patients

BR Frandsen, KE Joynt, JB Rebitzer… - Am J Manag …, 2015 - ajmc.s3.amazonaws.com
Objectives: To assess the relationship between care fragmenta tion and both quality and
costs of care for commercially insured, chronically ill patients. Study Design: We used claims …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of multimorbidity in China and implications for the healthcare system: cross-sectional survey among 162,464 community household residents in …

HHX Wang, JJ Wang, SYS Wong, MCS Wong, FJ Li… - BMC medicine, 2014 - Springer
Background China, like other countries, is facing a growing burden of chronic disease but
the prevalence of multimorbidity and implications for the healthcare system have been little …

Physician turnover in the United States

AM Bond, LP Casalino, M Tai-Seale… - Annals of Internal …, 2023 - acpjournals.org
Background: Medical groups, health systems, and professional associations are concerned
about potential increases in physician turnover, which may affect patient access and quality …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of continuity of care on health outcomes among patients with diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension: a systematic review

KS Chan, EYF Wan, WY Chin, WHG Cheng, MK Ho… - BMC family …, 2021 - Springer
Background The rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes
mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HT) has placed a tremendous burden on healthcare …

Continuity of care and health care utilization in older adults with dementia in fee-for-service Medicare

H Amjad, D Carmichael, AM Austin… - JAMA internal …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Poor continuity of care may contribute to high health care spending and adverse
patient outcomes in dementia. Objective To examine the association between medical …