The health care needs of multidimensional frail elderly patients with multimorbidity in primary health-care settings: a qualitative study
This exploratory study is helpful to understand the healthcare needs of the multidimensionally frail elderly patients with multimorbidity from the perspectives of individuals, families, and society, in turn formulate healthcare promotion strategies. Appropriate policies and measures should be taken, such as integrating multidimensional frailty assessments into current multimorbidity management protocols, developing personalized interventions centered on patient needs, conducting family function assessments and caregiver training programs, and enhancing the integration of social resources.
Authors
- Juan Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5192-9619)
- Bingjie Chang
- Xiaolei Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8573-1475)
- Linlin Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1650-6538)
- Shuang Shao
- Qinghua Hu
Institutions
- Peking University (CN)
- Beijing Jishuitan Hospital (CN)
- Beijing Shijitan Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Primary Care
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-02836-8
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.57