Managing patients with multimorbidity: systematic review of interventions in primary care and community settings

Smith SM, Soubhi H, Fortin M, Hudon C, O´Dowd T. Managing patients with multimorbidity: systematic review of interventions in primary care and community settings. BMJ. 2012; 345: e5205. Availablet at: http://www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e5205

Evidence on the care of patients with multimorbidity is limited, despite the prevalence of multimorbidity and its impact on patients and healthcare systems. Interventions to date have had mixed effects, although are likely to be more effective if targeted at risk factors or specific functional difficulties. A need exists to clearly identify patients with multimorbidity and to develop cost effective and specifically targeted interventions that can improve health outcomes.