BACKGROUND: Primary care patients with anxiety and depression often describe multiple
physical symptoms, but no systematic review has studied the effect of anxiety and …

In this review, we aim to focus attention on the interaction between adolescents with chronic
conditions and the health systems that support them. At least 12% of adolescents live with a …

ContextControl of blood glucose levels, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels is proven to
reduce the risk of vascular disease among individuals with diabetes mellitus; however, the …

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Hospital admissions due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations
have a major impact on the disease evolution and costs. The current authors postulated that …

Objective: This article reviewed the child and adult medical literature on the prevalence of
comorbid anxiety disorders in patients with asthma. Theoretical ideas regarding the …

We examined the relationship between the patient activation measure (PAM) and future
diabetes-related health outcomes through retrospective analysis of secondary data using …

This report attempts to assess whether--and to what degree-better care coordination can
improve health system performance in terms of quality and cost-efficiency. Coordination of …

Context Organized care management processes (CMPs) can improve health care quality for
patients with chronic diseases. The Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of …

PURPOSE New approaches to chronic disease management emphasize the need to
improve the delivery of primary care services to meet the needs of chronically ill patients …