How do middle-aged patients and their healthcare providers manage multimorbidity? Results of a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is particularly difficult for healthcare providers to deliver optimal medical care to multimorbid middle-aged persons because patients' professional activities, family lives, and other everyday responsibilities hinder them from making necessary lifestyle changes. Our aim was to find out how patients and healthcare providers view and manage the problems of dealing with multimorbidity in middle age.

Methods and findings

This qualitative study consisted of three steps. First, we conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews with 15 purposively sampled middle-aged persons living with multimorbidity to explore the experiences of care in the context of their leisure time, family lives, and work. Second, further individual interviews were carried out to find out the v

SUBMITTER: Dinh TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10470875 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature