Importance Sixty-five million individuals in the US live in primary care shortage areas with
nearly one-third of Medicare patients in need of a primary care health care professional …

Objectives Multimorbidity (MM) is a growing concern linked to poor outcomes and higher
healthcare costs. While most MM research targets European ancestry populations, the …

Abstract Older African Americans' participation in health-related research is severely limited;
they are not involved in sufficient numbers to ensure the applicability of advancements in …

Background A lack of patient-centered communication (PCC) with health providers plays an
important role in perpetuating disparities in health care outcomes and experiences for …

Background Qualifying comorbidity sets (QCS) are tools used to identify multimorbid patients
at increased surgical risk. It is unknown how the QCS framework for multimorbidity affects …

The objective of the current study was to understand older African American men's
perceptions of and experiences with patient–provider communication during primary care …

Context As part of the launch of the Geriatric Surgery Verification program in 2019, the
American College of Surgeons issued care standards for older patients, including …

Мультиморбідність–наявність у одного пацієнта кількох захворювань із хронічним
перебігом. Наявність мультиморбідної патології має негативний вплив на якість життя …

Multimorbidity is defined as two or more chronic conditions in the same individual. It is
associated with significant impacts on quality of life, poor functional status, enhancement of …

Hospice care is especially underutilized in African American communities. Several possible
reasons for this disparity include health literacy, lack of knowledge, poor opinions of …