Prevalence of multimorbidity in general practice: a cross-sectional study within the Swiss Sentinel Surveillance System (Sentinella).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity using a list of 75 chronic conditions derived from the International Classification for Primary Care, Second edition and developed specifically to assess multimorbidity in primary care. Our aim was also to provide prevalence data for multimorbidity in primary care in a country in which general practitioners (GPs) do not play a gatekeeping role in the health system.

Setting

A representative sample of GPs within the Swiss Sentinel Surveillance Network.

Participants

118 GPs completed a paper-based questionnaire about 25 consecutive patients of all ages between September and November 2015. There were no patient exclusion criteria. Recorded data included date of birth, gender and the patients' chronic conditions.

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SUBMITTER: Excoffier S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5855161 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature