Naslov
Diabetic patients with multimorbidity in Family practice"Care for patients, not only for each disease"

Autori
Vrca Botica, Marija ; Kašuba Lazić, Đurđica, Zelić Baričević, Ines ; Turk Štrajtenberger, Vesna

Izvornik
Diabetologia Croatica (0351-0042) 41 (2013), 4; 115-120

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, znanstveni, stručni

Ključne riječi
multimorbiditet; šećerna bolest; obiteljska medicina; posjete
(multimorbidity; diabetes mellitus; family practice; visits)

Sažetak
Multimorbidity is usually defined as coexistence of teo or more long-term chronic diseases in an individual. General practice Office is a common place where patients with multimorbidity are received and treated. More than half of patients with diabetes mellitus are patients with multimorbidity. The strategy of family physician care for these patients insists on the specific process which is patient oriented and not only towards one disease. Family phisicians make decisions on the process of care on the bases of records of the status of multimorbidity (all coexistent diseases) known comorbidity status (complications of diabetes), identification of acute episodes, diagnostic and therrapeutic possibilities, and functional status.Treatment of patients with diabetes and multimorbidity poses specific demands in prescribing medication (patients use a large number of drugs in several daily doses), giving advice about self-management and improving understanding medications, referrals and diagnostic procedures.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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