The Prevalence of Multimorbidity Among Adults Aged 40 Years and Above in Primary Care Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study

AKTURAN S., Karahan O., AKMAN M.

KONURALP TIP DERGISI, cilt.13, sa.3, ss.563-569, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.18521/ktd.831767
  • Dergi Adı: KONURALP TIP DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.563-569
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Multimorbidity, Physicians, Primary Care, Prevalence, Health Policy, HEALTH-CARE
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Coordination function of primary care (PC) enables continuous, efficient, and cost-effective health care provided to patients with chronic disease and multimorbidity (MM). The aim of this study was to identify the most common chronic diseases and to determine the prevalence of MM in PC registries.