General practitioner strategies for managing patients with multimorbidity: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research

RA Damarell, DD Morgan, JJ Tieman - BMC Family Practice, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background General practitioners (GPs) increasingly manage patients with
multimorbidity but report challenges in doing so. Patients describe poor experiences with …

Management of depression and referral of older people to psychological therapies: a systematic review of qualitative studies

R Frost, A Beattie, C Bhanu, K Walters… - British Journal of General …, 2019 - bjgp.org
Background Depressive symptoms are common in later life and increase both the risk of
functional and cognitive decline and the use of healthcare services. Despite older people …

Help‐seeking experiences of older adults with a diagnosis of moderate depression

M Polacsek, GH Boardman… - International journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Depression is the most prevalent mental illness among older adults. However, help‐seeking
by older adults is frequently delayed, resulting in longer duration of untreated symptoms …

Depression diagnosis and treatment amongst multimorbid patients: a thematic analysis

MN Stanners, CA Barton, S Shakib, HR Winefield - BMC family practice, 2014 - Springer
Background We explored experiences of depression diagnosis and treatment amongst
multimorbid patients referred to a metropolitan multidisciplinary outpatient clinic to identify …

Association between number of comorbid medical conditions and depression among individuals with diabetes; race and ethnic variations

MM Lankarani, S Assari - Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders, 2015 - Springer
Background Medical and psychiatric comorbidities are commonly comorbid with diabetes.
Race and ethnicity may, however, modify the link between medical and psychiatric …

Primary care practice characteristics associated with the quality of care received by patients with depression and comorbid chronic conditions

M Menear, A Duhoux, P Roberge, L Fournier - General hospital psychiatry, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective This study aimed to identify primary care practice characteristics associated with
the quality of depression care in patients with comorbid chronic medical and/or psychiatric …

Factors influencing self-management of depression in older adults: a qualitative study

M Polacsek, GH Boardman, TV McCann - Aging & mental health, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: A considerable body of work addresses prevalence and treatment options for
depression in older adults. However, less is known about their capacity to self-manage their …

Decision-making and related outcomes of patients with complex care needs in primary care settings: a systematic literature review with a case-based qualitative …

M Bujold, P Pluye, F Légaré - BMC primary care, 2022 - Springer
Background In primary care, patients increasingly face difficult decisions related to complex
care needs (multimorbidity, polypharmacy, mental health issues, social vulnerability and …

Dancing with the patient: a qualitative study of general practitioners' experiences of managing patients with multimorbidity and common mental health problems

C Kappelin, C Sandlund, J Westman, C Wachtler - BMC Primary Care, 2023 - Springer
Background Patients with multimorbidity, having two or more chronic diseases, suffer
frequently from undiagnosed common mental health problems and are an increasing …

Long‐term antidepressant use in a cohort of older people

A O'Neill, J McFarland, D Kelly - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Depression is the most common mental health problem in older adults and
untreated is associated with significant burden of illness for patients. This study aimed to …