A commentary on Martin's "What matters in 'multimorbidity'? Arguably resilience and personal health experience are central to quality of life and optimizing survival." J. Eval. Clin. Pract. 2016; 1-3.

This is a commentary on Martin's 2016 article on "What matters in 'multimorbidity'." The relationship between self-reported health and resilience is an important recognition of how all health professionals can work productively with their patients within a shared decision framework.