A Systematic Review of Interventions that Use Multidisciplinary Team Meetings to Manage Multimorbidity in Primary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings could facilitate coordination of care for individuals living with multimorbidity, yet there is limited evidence on their effectiveness. We hence explored the common characteristics of MDT meetings in primary care and assessed the effectiveness of interventions that include such meetings, designed to improve outcomes for adults living with multimorbidity.

Methods

A systematic review of literature was conducted using MEDLINE and EMBASE. A narrative synthesis was performed, extracting study and MDT meeting characteristics, in addition to any outcomes reported.

Results

Four randomised controlled trials that were conducted in the United States of America were identified as eligible, recruiting a total of 3,509 adults livin

SUBMITTER: Lammila-Escalera E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9585979 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature