Outcome Goals and Health Care Preferences of Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Older adults with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) vary in their health outcome goals and the health care that they prefer to receive to achieve these goals.

Objective

To describe the outcome goals and health care preferences of this population with MCCs.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included participants in the Patient Priorities Care study who underwent health priorities identification from February 1, 2017, to August 31, 2018, in a primary care practice. Patients eligible to participate were 65 years or older, English speaking, and had at least 3 chronic conditions; in addition, they used at least 10 medications, saw at least 2 specialists, or had at least 2 emergency department visits or 1 hospitalization during the pas

SUBMITTER: Tinetti ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7991967 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature