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What are the effective elements in patient-centered and multimorbidity care? A scoping review
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BACKGROUND: Interventions to improve patient-centered care for persons with multimorbidity are in constant growth. To date, the emphasis has been on two separate kinds of interventions, those based on a patient-centered care approach with persons with chronic disease and the other ones created specifically for persons with multimorbidity. Their effectiveness in primary healthcare is well documented. Currently, none of these interventions have synthesized a patient-centered care approach for care for multimorbidity. The objective of this project is to determine the particular elements of patient-centered interventions and interventions for persons with multimorbidity that are associated with positive health-related outcomes for patients. METHOD: A scoping review was conducted as the method supports the rapid mapping of the key concepts underpinning a research area and the main sources and types of evidence available. A five-stage approach was adopted: (1) identifying the research question; (2) identifying relevant studies; (3) selecting studies; (4) charting the data; and (5) collating, summarizing and reporting results. We searched for interventions for persons with multimorbidity or patient-centered care in primary care. Relevant studies were identified in four systematic reviews (Smith et al. (2012;2016), De Bruin et al. (2012), and Dwamena et al. (2012)). Inductive analysis was performed. RESULTS: Four systematic reviews and 98 original studies were reviewed and analysed. Elements of interventions can be grouped into three main types and clustered into seven categories of interventions: 1) Supporting decision process and evidence-based practice; 2) Providing patient-centered approaches; 3) Supporting patient self-management; 4) Providing case/care management; 5) Enhancing interdisciplinary team approach; 6) Developing training for healthcare providers; and 7) Integrating information technology. Providing patient-oriented approaches, self-management support interventions and developing training for healthcare providers were the most frequent categories of interventions with the potential to result in positive impact for patients with chronic diseases. CONCLUSION: This scoping review provides evidence for the adaption of patient-centered interventions for patients with multimorbidity. Findings from this scoping review will inform the development of a toolkit to assist chronic disease prevention and management programs in reorienting patient care.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Poitras, M.-E., Maltais, M.-E., Bestard-Denommé, L., Stewart, M., & Fortin, M.
- Affiliations
- Western University (CA)
- Université de Sherbrooke (CA)
- Venue
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2018-06-14
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 446-446
- ISSN
- 1472-6963 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6001147
- OpenAlex
- W2807719804
- Cited by
- 219
- References
- 92
- Citations by year
- 2026: 15 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 40 · 2023: 46 · 2022: 40 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 27 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 12.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- BMC Health Services Research (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (297943)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Family Practice › Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Keywords
- multimorbidity, patient-centered care, primary care, chronic disease management, patient self-management, case management, interdisciplinary teams, health professions education, information technology integration, evidence-based practice, health outcomes
- MeSH terms
- Multiple Chronic Conditions, Delivery of Health Care, Humans, Primary Health Care, Patient-Centered Care, Evidence-Based Practice
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