Yarnall, AJ, Sayer, AA, Clegg, A orcid.org/0000-0001-5972-1097 et al. (3 more authors) (2017) New Horizons in Multimorbidity in Older Adults. Age and Ageing, 46 (6). pp. 882-888. ISSN 0002-0729
Abstract
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.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2017, The Author. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com. This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Age and Ageing following peer review. The version of record,'Yarnall, AJ, Sayer, AA, Clegg, A et al (2017). New Horizons in Multimorbidity in Older Adults. Age and Ageing, 46 (6). pp. 882-888,' is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afx150 |
Keywords: | multimorbidity; long-term conditions; frailty; older people |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Leeds) > Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 17 Jul 2017 10:47 |
Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2018 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/ageing/afx150 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:119016 |