GPs' perspectives on the management of patients with multimorbidity: systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To synthesise the existing published literature on the perceptions of general practitioners (GPs) or their equivalent on the clinical management of multimorbidity and determine targets for future research that aims to improve clinical care in multimorbidity.

Design

Systematic review and metaethnographic synthesis of primary studies that used qualitative methods to explore GPs' experiences of clinical management of multimorbidity or multiple chronic diseases.

Data sources

EMBASE, MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycInfo, Academic Search Complete, SocIndex, Social Science Full Text and digital theses/online libraries (database inception to September 2012) to identify literature using qualitative methods (focus groups or interviews).

Review methods

The 7-step metaethno

SUBMITTER: Sinnott C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3773648 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature