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

[1] Denton FT(2010)Chronic health conditions: changing prevalence in an aging population and some implications for the delivery of health care services Can J Aging 29 11-21

[2] Spencer BG(2008)Management of complex chronic disease: facing the challenges in the Canadian health-care system Health Serv Manage Res 21 228-235

[3] Tsasis P(2005)Contribution of primary care to health systems and health Milbank Q 83 457-502

[4] Bains J(2008)Chronicity and complexity: is what's good for the diseases always good for the patients? Can Fam Physician 54 1655-1658

[5] Starfield B(2005)Prevalence of multimorbidity among adults seen in family practice Ann Fam Med 3 223-228

[6] Shi L(2005)Clinical practice guidelines and quality of care for older patients with multiple comorbid diseases: implications for pay for performance JAMA 294 716-724

[7] Macinko J(2004)Potential pitfalls of disease-specific guidelines for patients with multiple conditions N Engl J Med 351 2870-2874

[8] Upshur RE(2009)In chronic condition: experiences of patients with complex health care needs, in eight countries, 2008 Health Aff (Millwood) 28 w1-w16

[9] Tracy S(2012)Goal setting as a feature of homecare services for older people: does it make a difference? Age Ageing 41 24-29

[10] Fortin M(2011)Health outcome prioritization as a tool for decision making among older persons with multiple chronic conditions Arch Intern Med 171 1854-1856

[1] Denton FT(2010)Chronic health conditions: changing prevalence in an aging population and some implications for the delivery of health care services Can J Aging 29 11-21

[2] Spencer BG(2008)Management of complex chronic disease: facing the challenges in the Canadian health-care system Health Serv Manage Res 21 228-235

[3] Tsasis P(2005)Contribution of primary care to health systems and health Milbank Q 83 457-502

[4] Bains J(2008)Chronicity and complexity: is what's good for the diseases always good for the patients? Can Fam Physician 54 1655-1658

[5] Starfield B(2005)Prevalence of multimorbidity among adults seen in family practice Ann Fam Med 3 223-228

[6] Shi L(2005)Clinical practice guidelines and quality of care for older patients with multiple comorbid diseases: implications for pay for performance JAMA 294 716-724

[7] Macinko J(2004)Potential pitfalls of disease-specific guidelines for patients with multiple conditions N Engl J Med 351 2870-2874

[8] Upshur RE(2009)In chronic condition: experiences of patients with complex health care needs, in eight countries, 2008 Health Aff (Millwood) 28 w1-w16

[9] Tracy S(2012)Goal setting as a feature of homecare services for older people: does it make a difference? Age Ageing 41 24-29

[10] Fortin M(2011)Health outcome prioritization as a tool for decision making among older persons with multiple chronic conditions Arch Intern Med 171 1854-1856