Facilitators and barriers of managing patients with multiple chronic conditions in the community: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Approximately one-third of all adults worldwide are diagnosed with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs). The literature has identified several challenges facing providers and patients coping with managing MCCs in the community, yet few studies have considered their viewpoints in combination. A qualitative study involving healthcare providers and users was thus conducted to examine facilitators and barriers of managing patients with MCCs in the community in Singapore. METHODS:This study involves 26 semi-structured interviews with 10 physicians, 2 caregivers and 14 patients seeking treatment in the polyclinics that provide subsidised primary care services. Topic guides were developed with reference to the literature review, Chronic Care Model (CCM) and framework for patient-centred

SUBMITTER: Foo KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045577 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature