Research policy for people with multiple long-term conditions and their carers

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People with multiple long-term conditions (MLTC) are a growing population, not only in the United Kingdom but internationally. Health and care systems need to adapt to rise to this challenge. Policymakers need to better understand how medical education and training, and service configuration and delivery should change to meet the needs of people with MLTC and their carers. A series of workshops with people with MLTC and carers across the life-course identified areas of unmet need including the impact of stigma; poorly coordinated care designed around single conditions; inadequate communication and consultations that focus on clinical outcomes rather than patient-oriented goals and imperfectly integrate mental and physical wellbeing. Research which embeds the patient voice at its centre, from inception to implementation, can provide the evidence to drive the change to patient-centred, coordinated care. This should not only improve the lives of people living with MLTC and their carers but also create a health and care system which is more effective and efficient. The challenge of MLTC needs to be bought to the fore and it will require joint effort by policymakers, practitioners, systems leaders, educators, the third sector and those living with MLTC to design a health and care system from the perspective of patients and carers, and provide practitioners with the skills and tools needed to provide the highest quality care.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Journal of multimorbidity and comorbidity - 12(2022) vom: 28. Jan., Seite 26335565221104407

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Owen, Natalie [VerfasserIn]
Dew, Leanne [VerfasserIn]
Logan, Stuart [VerfasserIn]
Denegri, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Chappell, Lucy C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Coordinated care
Journal Article
Multimorbidity
Multiple long-term conditions
Public and patient involvement
Research policy

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Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/26335565221104407

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM342430696