How do middle-aged patients and their healthcare providers manage multimorbidity? Results of a qualitative study.

Truc Sophia Dinh Robin BrünnChristine SchwarzMaria-Sophie BrueckleMirjam DieckelmannAna I González GonzálezMarjan van den Akker

Published in: PloS one (2023)

To further improve the care of patients living with multimorbidity, barriers to managing multiple chronic conditions and facilitators to navigating complex care scenarios should be explored not only for people beyond working age, but for individuals in their mid-life specifically.

Keyphrases

healthcare
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
palliative care
prognostic factors
quality improvement
affordable care act