Conceptual Development of a Patient-Centered Consultation Framework for Multimorbidity Management in Primary Care (CARESTEP).

ABSTRACT: Multimorbidity management in primary care faces significant challenges, including conflicting disease-specific guidelines, fragmented care, and suboptimal patient engagement. To address these barriers, we introduce the CARESTEP, a patient-centered consultation framework designed to facilitate the management of patients with multimorbidity in primary care. CARESTEP encompasses 8 integrated components, including Comprehensive review, Alternatives, Risk-benefit analysis, Engagement, Shared decision-making, Teaching, Evaluation and Planning. The framework systematically incorporates biomedical, psychosocial, and functional dimensions to facilitate holistic, individualized care. It emphasizes the need to assess treatment burden, generate f

SUBMITTER: Yu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12647549 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature