Journal article
A Scoping Review and Thematic Classification of Patient Complexity: Offering a Unifying Framework
Abstract
The path to improving healthcare quality for individuals with complex health conditions is complicated by a lack of common understanding of complexity. Modern medicine, together with social and environmental factors, has extended life, leading to a growing population of patients with chronic conditions. In many cases, there are social and psychological factors that impact treatment, health outcomes, and quality of life. This is the face of …
Authors
Schaink AK; Kuluski K; Lyons RF; Fortin M; Jadad AR; Upshur R; Wodchis WP
Journal
Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 1–9
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
January 2012
DOI
10.15256/joc.2012.2.15
ISSN
2235-042X