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Multimorbidity, also known as multiple long-term conditions (MLTC), means living with two or more chronic illnesses. [1] For example, a person could have diabetes , heart disease and depression at the same time.
Chronic care models such as the delivery of chronic disease management programs may be effective for patients with long-term chronic conditions. For patients with asthma, having a coordinated program involving multiple health care professionals can make improvements in aspects such as patients perceived quality of life, lung functioning and the ...
A chronic condition, on the other hand, usually affects multiple areas of the body, is not fully responsive to treatment, and persists for an extended period of time. [2] Chronic conditions may have periods of remission or relapse where the disease temporarily goes away, or subsequently reappears. Periods of remission and relapse are commonly ...
A C-SNP is a type of Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan (SNP) tha t enrolls only people who have severe or disabling chronic conditions. By coordinating the multiple types of care that you ...
The incidence of chronic disease has increased as mortality rates have decreased. [1] It is estimated that by 2030 half of the population of the USA will have one or more chronic conditions. [2] According to the CDC, 6 out of 10 adults in the U.S. are managing at least one chronic disease and 42% of adults have two or more chronic conditions. [3]
Comorbidity means that one 'index' condition is the focus of attention, and others are viewed in relation to this. In contrast, multimorbidity describes someone having two or more long-term (chronic) conditions without any of them holding priority over the others.
Patient factors that influence the number of medications a patient is prescribed include a high number of chronic conditions requiring a complex drug regimen. Other systemic factors that impact the number of medications a patient is prescribed include a patient having multiple prescribers and multiple pharmacies that may not communicate.
Minimally disruptive medicine is an approach to patient care in chronic illness proposed by Carl R May, Victor Montori, and Frances Mair. [1] In a 2009 article in the British Medical Journal they argued that the burden of illness (the pathophysiological and psychosocial impact of disease on the sufferer) has its counterpart in the burden of treatment (the workload delegated to the patient by ...
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