Multimorbidity and delivery of care for long-term conditions in the English National Health Service: Baseline data from a cohort study

Journal of Health Services Research & Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 29-37

  Bower, Peter ^a   Hann, Mark ^a   Rick, Jo ^a   Rowe, Kelly ^a   Burt, Jenni ^b   Roland, Martin ^b   Protheroe, Joanne ^c   Richardson, Gerry ^d   Reeves, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

long term conditions care; multimorbidity; patient experience; self care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONG-TERM CONDITIONS CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMORBIDITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EXPERIENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

LONG-TERM CONDITIONS CARE; MULTIMORBIDITY; PATIENT EXPERIENCE; SELF CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEPRESSION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84906530858     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: 17581060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1355819613492148     Document Type: Article

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