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Lise Lapointe
Researcher at Université de Sherbrooke
Publications - 13
Citations - 4371
Lise Lapointe is an academic researcher from Université de Sherbrooke. The author has contributed to research in topics: Quality of life & Comorbidity. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 13 publications receiving 4077 citations.
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Prevalence of Multimorbidity Among Adults Seen in Family Practice
TL;DR: The prevalence of multimorbidity in family practice patients is quite high and increases significantly with age in both men and women, whether measured by simply counting the number of conditions or using the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS).
Prevalence of Multimorbidity Among Adults Seen in Family Practice
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity in primary care patients by counting the number of chronic medical conditions and using a measure that considers the severity of these conditions, the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS).
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Multimorbidity and quality of life in primary care: a systematic review
Martin Fortin,Lise Lapointe,Catherine Hudon,Alain Vanasse,Antoine Lutumba Ntetu,Danielle Maltais +5 more
TL;DR: The findings confirm the existence of an inverse relationship between multimorbidity or comorbidy and QOL, however, additional studies are needed to clarify this relationship, including the various dimensions of QOL affected.
Multimorbidity and quality of life in primary care: a systematic review
Martin Fortin,Lise Lapointe,Catherine Hudon,Alain Vanasse,Antoine Lutumba Ntetu,Danielle Maltais +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a systematic review was conducted to clarify the relationship between the presence of multimorbidity and the quality of life (QOL) or health-related QOL of patients seen, or likely to be seen, in the primary care setting.
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Relationship between multimorbidity and health-related quality of life of patients in primary care.
Martin Fortin,Gina Bravo,Catherine Hudon,Lise Lapointe,José Almirall,Marie-France Dubois,Alain Vanasse +6 more
TL;DR: Physical more than mental health deteriorated with increasing multimorbidity, and perceived social support and self-perception of economic status were significantly related to all scales of the SF-36, which adversely affected HRQOL in primary-care adult patients.