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Decision Making for Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions: Executive Summary for the American Geriatrics Society Guiding Principles on the Care of Older Adults With Multimorbidity
Boyd C, Smith CD, Masoudi FA, Blaum CS, Dodson JA, Green AR, Kelley A, Matlock D, Ouellet J, Rich MW, Schoenborn NL, Tinetti ME. Decision Making for Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions: Executive Summary for the American Geriatrics Society Guiding Principles on the Care of Older Adults With Multimorbidity. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2019, 67: 665-673. PMID: 30663782, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple chronic conditionsPatients' health prioritiesHealth priorityAmerican Geriatrics SocietyOlder adultsChronic conditionsSpecialty careGeriatrics SocietySystematic reviewHealth trajectoriesOlder peopleAction stepsCareAdultsMultimorbidityCliniciansCommunication scriptsExecutive summaryHealthPotential benefitsAlign decisionsPatientsReviewGeriatriciansCardiologists
2018
Evidence supporting the best clinical management of patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: a systematic guideline review and expert consensus
Muth C, Blom JW, Smith SM, Johnell K, Gonzalez‐Gonzalez A, Nguyen TS, Brueckle M, Cesari M, Tinetti M, Valderas JM. Evidence supporting the best clinical management of patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: a systematic guideline review and expert consensus. Journal Of Internal Medicine 2018, 285: 272-288. PMID: 30357955, DOI: 10.1111/joim.12842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuideline reviewReview of medicationsCoordination of careHeterogeneity of patientsBetter clinical managementSelf-management issuesRisk prediction modelAriadne principlesMedication appropriatenessInformational continuityTreatment optionsMedical historyPatient preferencesClinical managementPsychosocial assessmentTreatment benefitCare planningCare plansMultimorbidityFeasible interventionExpert consensusHealthcare providersPatientsClinical decisionPolypharmacy