Interventions for improving outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community setting: A systematic review

Findings

Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant

Not usually available for this document type
Full-text report

Full-text report (free)
Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2019
Year Published

2021
Quality Rating

8/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

Germany (4); USA (4); UK (Scotland) (3); Ireland (2); Australia (1); Canada (1); Spain (1); UK (England) (1)
Global/regional focus

Not yet available
Country focus

Germany (4); USA (4); UK (Scotland) (3); Ireland (2); Australia (1); Canada (1); Spain (1); UK (England) (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review of effects
Type of question

Effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Not yet available
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
Culturally appropriate care
Case management
By whom care is provided
Self-management
Skill mix - Multidisciplinary teams
Staff - Training
Staff - Continuity of care
Where care is provided
Site of service delivery
Continuity of care
Outreach
Implementation strategies
Consumer-targeted strategy
Information or education provision
Skills and competencies development
(Personal) Support
Communication and decision-making facilitation
Provider-targeted strategy
Educational material
Educational meeting
Patient-mediated intervention
Theme

Optimal aging
Domain

Diseases
Non-communicable diseases
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Diabetes
Other
Mental health and addictions
Sectors
Primary care
Home care
Providers
Physician
Generalist
Nurse
Pharmacist
Allied health professional

Publication details

Citation

Smith SM, Wallace E, Clyne B, Boland F, Fortin M. Interventions for improving outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community setting: A systematic review. Systematic Reviews. 2021;10:271.
DOI

10.1186/s13643-021-01817-z

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