Strategies of geriatric management for elderly patients with multimorbidity based on concept of people centered integrated care
10.3760/cma.j.cn114798-20240617-00547
- VernacularTitle:应用以人为本整合型医疗服务理念开展老年共病管理的SWOT分析和发展策略建议
- Author:
Xin CHEN
1
;
Yang LI
;
Jianli GE
;
Shasha GENG
;
Qingqing LI
;
Yingqian ZHU
;
Hua JIANG
Author Information
1. 同济大学附属东方医院全科医学科,上海200120
- Keywords:
Geriatric;
Multimorbidity;
People centered integrated care;
SWOT analysis;
Strategy
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2024;23(11):1210-1215
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Multimorbidity management for the elderly is a big challenge for China′s healthcare system and the people centered integrated care (PCIC) is a new concept in health care reform, and the application of the PCIC in multimorbidity management can better improve the health servece for elderly patients. This article applies SWOT analysis to assess the internal strengths and weaknesses as well as external opportunities and threats of applying the PCIC to the geriatric management of multimorbidity; also proposes strategies of geriatric management for elderly patients with Chinese characteristics based on concept of PCIC. The proposed stretegies optimize the personalized assessment with the digital technology, promotes the management with close-knit healthcare system, and strengthen the role of primary medical institutions to improve the long-term management mechanism of multimorbidity.