SynthesisBMC family practice2020
Multimorbidity and consultation time: a systematic review.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Does the duration of ambulatory consultations affect the quality of healthcare? A systematic review.BMJ open quality · 2023Pooled it
- The association between educational level and multimorbidity among adults in Southeast Asia: A systematic review.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Global health worker visit time variation: A systematic review.Health policy OPEN · 2026Article
- Managing consultation duration in primary care: A systematic review with health equity insights.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Review
- Does pay for performance promote inverse inequality in chronic disease management?Family practice · 2025Article
- Relationships Among Comorbidities, Disease Severity, and Hospitalization Duration in the United States Using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Database.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Factors influencing nurse practitioner panel size in team-based primary care: a qualitative case study.BMC primary care · 2024Article
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- Characteristics of self-management education and support programmes for people with chronic diseases delivered by primary care teams: a rapid review.BMC primary care · 2024Review
- Regional variations in multimorbidity burden among office-based physicians in Germany.European journal of public health · 2023Article
- Relationships between Demographic Factors and Chronic Conditions with Disease Severities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Physician Communication Behaviors on Patient Satisfaction in Primary Care Medical Settings in Bangladesh.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundMultimorbidity (MM) is one of the major challenges health systems currently face. Management of time length of a medical consultation with a patient with MM is a matter of concern for doctors.
methodsA systematic review was performed to describe the impact of MM on the average time of a medical consultation considering the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The systematic online searches of the Embase and PubMed databases were undertaken, from January 2000 to August 2018. The studies were independently screened by two reviewers to decide which ones met the inclusion criteria. (Kappa = 0.84 and Kappa = 0.82). Differing opinions were solved by a third person. This systematic review included people with MM criteria as participants (two or more chronic conditions in the same individual). The type of outcome included was explicitly defined - the length of medical appointments with patients with MM. Any strategies aiming to analyse the impact of MM on the average consultation time were considered. The length of time of medical appointment for patients without MM was the comparator criteria. Experimental and observational studies were included.
resultsOf 85 articles identified, only 1 observational study was included, showing a clear trend for patients with MM to have longer consultations than patients without MM criteria (p < 0.001).
conclusionsMore studies are required to better assess allocation length-time for patients with MM and to measure other characteristics like doctors' workload.
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