ArticlePrimary health care research & development2025
Preventing decompensation among multimorbid outpatients in residential care: a cohort study with a six-month follow-up to prevent decompensation among multimorbid outpatients in residential care.
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aimThe European General Practitioners Research Network (EGPRN) designed and validated a comprehensive definition of multimorbidity using a systematic literature review and qualitative research throughout Europe. This survey assessed which criteria in the EGPRN concept of multimorbidity could detect decompensating patients in residential care within a primary care cohort at a six-month follow-up.
methodFamily physicians included all multimorbid patients encountered in their residential care homes from July to December 2014. Inclusion criteria were those of the EGPRN definition of multimorbidity. Exclusion criteria were patients under legal protection and those unable to complete the 2-year follow-up. Decompensation was defined as the occurrence of death or hospitalization for more than seven days. Statistical analysis was undertaken with uni- and multi-variate analysis at a six-month follow-up using a combination of approaches including both automatic classification and expert decision. A multiple correspondence analysis and a hierarchical clustering on principal components confirmed the consistency of the results. Finally, a logistic regression was performed to identify and quantify risk factors for decompensation.Findings: About 12 family physicians participated in the study. In the study, 64 patients were analyzed. On analyzing the characteristics of the participants, two statistically significant variables between the two groups (decompensation and Nothing To Report): pain (p = 0.004) and the use of psychotropic drugs (p = 0.019) were highlighted. The final model of the logistic regression showed pain as the main decompensation risk factor.
conclusionAction should be taken by the health teams and their physicians to prevent decompensation in patients in residential care who are experiencing pain.
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