Quelle organisation des soins pour le patient polymorbide? [How should we organize health care for multimorbidity patients?].

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serval:BIB_E06863CCAD43
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Title
Quelle organisation des soins pour le patient polymorbide? [How should we organize health care for multimorbidity patients?].
Journal
Revue Médicale Suisse
Author(s)
Perrier A., Cornuz J., Gaspoz J.M., Waeber G.
ISSN
1660-9379 (Print)
ISSN-L
1660-9379
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2013
Volume
9
Number
370
Pages
174-181
Language
french
Notes
Publication types: English Abstract ; Journal ArticlePublication Status: ppublish. PDF type: nouveautés en médecine internegénérale 2012
Abstract
Polymorbidity affects an increasing number of patients of all ages as demonstrated by a recent epidemiological study and represents a real challenge for the organization of health care. Appropriate management of polymorbid patients requires an interdisciplinary approach associating generalist and specialist physicians, but also nurses, other health professionals and social workers. An improvement in transition care between the community and the hospital is necessary in both directions. Prioritizing the treatment objectives is essential to allow patient adherence and avoid cumulative drug interactions and adverse effects. Those objectives are difficult to attain in the context of our present health care organization. This paper attempts to identify the difficulties involved in caring for polymorbid patients and propose ways to improve it.
Keywords
Chronic Disease/epidemiology, Comorbidity, Disease Management, Humans, Patient Care Team/organization & administration, Switzerland
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