Many people living with chronic conditions have multiple chronic conditions. Multimorbidity
is defined here as the co-existence of two or more chronic conditions, where one is not …

Background The number of patients with multimorbidity (two or more conditions) is
increasing. Observational research has shown that having multiple health problems is …

Multimorbidity, the simultaneous presence of multiple health conditions in an individual, is
an increasingly common phenomenon globally. The systematic assessment of the quality of …

Background: Older patients with multiple chronic conditions may be at higher risk of
receiving poorer overall quality of care compared with those with single or no chronic …

The problem of providing mandated medical care has become commonplace as correctional
systems in the United States struggle to manage unprecedented increases in its aging …

Background: Patient satisfaction has become an important component of the delivery of
health care in the United States. Previous studies have shown that patient satisfaction is …

Background To determine if there was a difference in the change in patient-reported
physical function (PF) between nondepressed and medically treated depressed or untreated …

Objective To examine the relationship between patient weight and provider communication
quality and determine whether patient race/ethnicity modifies this association. Methods We …

Policy Points Trust in primary care clinicians is essential for effective patient care and is
associated with better health outcomes, but it is rarely assessed, and existing measures …

Background Patient delivery of care satisfaction surveys have emerged as instruments to
assess the quality of health care at both the hospital and provider levels. We evaluated the …