Multimorbidity in primary care: protocol of a national cross-sectional study in Switzerland

Déruaz-Luyet, Anouk; N'Goran, A Alexandra; Tandjung, Ryan; Frey, Peter; Zeller, Andreas; Haller, Dagmar M.; Rosemann, Thomas; Burnand, Bernard; Bodenmann, Patrick; Senn, Nicolas; Widmer, Daniel; Herzig, Lilli

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009165

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Title		Multimorbidity in primary care: protocol of a national cross-sectional study in Switzerland
Authors		Déruaz-Luyet, Anouk N'Goran, A Alexandra Tandjung, Ryan Frey, Peter Zeller, Andreas Haller, Dagmar M. Rosemann, Thomas Burnand, Bernard Bodenmann, Patrick Senn, Nicolas Widmer, Daniel Herzig, Lilli show all authors [1 - 12]
Published in		BMJ Open. 2015, vol. 5, no. 10, p. e009165
Abstract		With the ageing of the population and the general improvement of care, an increasing number of people are living with multiple chronic health conditions or 'multimorbidity'. Multimorbidity often implies multiple medical treatments. As a consequence, the risk of adverse events and the time spent by patients for their treatments increase exponentially. In many cases, treatment guidelines traditionally defined for single conditions are not easily applicable. Primary care for individuals with multimorbidity requires complex patient-centred care and good communication between the patient and the general practitioner (GP). This often includes prioritising among the different chronic conditions.
Keywords		Adolescent — Adult — Chronic Disease — Communication — Comorbidity — Cost of Illness — Cross-Sectional Studies — Disease Management — General Practice — General Practitioners — Humans — Patient-Centered Care — Physician-Patient Relations — Practice Patterns, Physicians' — Primary Health Care — Research Design — Switzerland
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009165 PMID: 26510730
Full text		Article (Published version) (1.1 MB) - Free access
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de médecine de premier recours
Research group		Médecine interne générale et pédiatrie ambulatoires (968)
Citation (ISO format)		DÉRUAZ-LUYET, Anouk et al. Multimorbidity in primary care: protocol of a national cross-sectional study in Switzerland. In: BMJ Open, 2015, vol. 5, n° 10, p. e009165. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009165 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:86069