A qualitative descriptive study on the alignment of care goals between older persons with multi-morbidities, their family physicians and informal caregivers

Kuluski, Kerry; Gill, Ashlinder; Naganathan, Gayathri; Upshur, Ross; Liisa Jaakkimainen, R.; P. Wodchis, Walter

doi:10.1186/1471-2296-14-133

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A qualitative descriptive study on the alignment of care goals between older persons with multi-morbidities, their family physicians and informal caregivers

Published in BMC Family Practice • Sep 8, 2013

Authors:

Kerry Kuluski

Ashlinder Gill

Gayathri Naganathan

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Goal setting is a recommended approach in clinical care that can help individuals with multi-morbidities and their caregivers manage chronic conditions. In this paper, the types of goals that were important for older persons with multi-morbidities were explored from the perspectives of p...

Subject

Medicine

Descriptive research

Family medicine

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