Priorities of patients with multimorbidity and of clinicians regarding treatment and health outcomes: a systematic mixed studies review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify studies that have investigated the health outcome and treatment priorities of patients with multimorbidity, clinicians or both, in order to assess whether the priorities of the two groups are in alignment, or whether a disparity exists between the priorities of patients with multimorbidity and clinicians.

Design

Systematic review.

Data sources

MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINHAL and Cochrane databases from inception to May 2019 using a predefined search strategy, as well as reference lists containing any relevant articles, as per Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses and Cochrane guidelines.

Eligibility criteria

We included studies reporting health outcome and treatment priorities of adult patients with multimorbidity, de

SUBMITTER: Sathanapally H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045037 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature