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| New horizons in multimorbidity in older adults | | Author(s) | Alison J Yarnall, Avan A Sayer, Andrew Clegg |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 46, no 6, November 2017 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, November 2017 |
| Pages | pp 882-888 |
| Source | https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/8b60/2c415725c00716c8df397ee6cbf394888b1e.pdf |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Chronic illness ; Ill health ; Services ; Standards of provision. |
| Annotation | The concept of multimorbidity has attracted growing interest over recent years, and more latterly with the publication of specific guidelines on multimorbidity by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Increasingly it is recognised that this is of particular relevance to practitioners caring for older adults, where multimorbidity may be more complex due to the overlap of physical and mental health disorders, frailty and polypharmacy. The overlap of frailty and multimorbidity in particular is likely to be due to the widespread health deficit accumulation, leading in some cases to functional impairment. The NICE guidelines identify 'target groups' who may benefit from a tailored approach to care that takes their multimorbidity into account, and make a number of research recommendations. Management includes a proactive individualised assessment and care plan, which improves quality of life by reducing treatment burden, adverse events, and unplanned or uncoordinated care. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-171201200 A |
| Classmark | BG: CI: CH: I: 583 |
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