New horizons in multimorbidity in older adults
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In: Age and Ageing, Vol. 46, No. 6, 01.11.2017, p. 882-888.
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T1 - New horizons in multimorbidity in older adults
AU - Yarnall, Alison J
AU - Sayer, Avan A
AU - Clegg, Andrew
AU - Rockwood, Kenneth
AU - Parker, Stuart
AU - Hindle, John V
N1 - © The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society.All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.
PY - 2017/11/1
Y1 - 2017/11/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Multimorbidity
KW - Long term conditions
KW - Frailty
KW - Older People
U2 - 10.1093/ageing/afx150
DO - 10.1093/ageing/afx150
M3 - Article
C2 - 28985248
VL - 46
SP - 882
EP - 888
JO - Age and Ageing
JF - Age and Ageing
SN - 0002-0729
IS - 6
ER -