Melinde Boland

TL;DR: Compared with controls, IDM showed a statistically and clinically significant improvement in disease-specific QoL on all domains of the Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire after 12 months and quality of evidence was scored as high quality, and on the CRQ as moderate quality evidence.

TL;DR: In this article, a conceptual framework for integrated care for multi-morbidity was developed to aid the development, implementation, description, and evaluation of integrated care programs for multiorbidity.

TL;DR: An integrated disease management approach delivered in primary care showed no additional benefit compared with usual care, except improved level of integrated care and a self reported higher degree of daily activities.

TL;DR: Most models and elements found in the literature focus on integrated care in general and do not explicitly focus on multi-morbidity, and most programmes identified in the Literature build on the Wagner's Chronic Care Model.

TL;DR: PFC, as it was implemented in Austria, France and Germany, was perceived to be the most successful in increasing collaboration within and across healthcare sectors, whereas PFP was perceivedmost successful in improving other indicators of the quality of the care process.