Volume 24 of Issue 5 | Progress in palliative care
Authors: Petrillo LA, Ritchie CS
Multimorbidity, the presence of multiple coexisting diseases or conditions, afflicts the majority of older adults, and is associated with increased mortality and healthcare utilization. In addition, multimorbidity negatively impacts quality of life and increases symptom burden. Yet, there is a dearth of evidence on how to best manage symptoms in patients with multimorbidity. Research in this area has been hampered by inconsistent definitions of multimorbidity and challenges in outcome measurement. Investigations of symptom management strategies in specific disease states, like cancer, typically exclude medically complex patients. In the absence of evidence, the American Geriatrics Society's recommendations for the care of adults with multimorbidity provide a useful starting point for clinicians. We present a case to demonstrate how the AGS recommendations can be tailored to the situation of symptom management in patients with multimorbidity. We also present suggestions for future research directions.
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Nature chemical biology
Authors: Frank JA, Yushchenko DA, Hodson DJ, Lipstein N, Nagpal J, Rutter GA, Rhee JS, Gottschalk A, Brose N, Schultz C, Trauner D
Molecular genetics and metabolism
Authors: Fietz M, AlSayed M, Burke D, Cohen-Pfeffer J, Cooper JD, Dvoráková L, Giugliani R, Izzo E, Jahnová H, Lukacs Z, Mole SE, Noher de Halac I, Pearce DA, Poupetova H, Schulz A, Specchio N, Xin W, Miller N
The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD
Authors: Lennerz JK, McLaughlin HM, Baron JM, Rasmussen D, Sumbada Shin M, Berners-Lee N, Miller Batten J, Swoboda KJ, Gala MK, Winter HS, Schmahmann JD, Sweetser DA, Boswell M, Pacula M, Stenzinger A, Le LP, Hynes W, Rehm HL, Klibanski A, Black-Schaffer SW, Golden JA, Louis DN, Weiss ST, Iafrate AJ
Journal of hepatology
Authors: Marrero JA, Kudo M, Venook AP, Ye SL, Bronowicki JP, Chen XP, Dagher L, Furuse J, Geschwind JH, de Guevara LL, Papandreou C, Takayama T, Sanyal AJ, Yoon SK, Nakajima K, Lehr R, Heldner S, Lencioni R
Future oncology (London, England)
Authors: Hope TA, Aggarwal RR, Westphalen AC, Cooperberg MR, Greene KL
Epidemiology and infection
Authors: Molia S, Kasten RW, Stuckey MJ, Boulouis HJ, Allen J, Borgo GM, Koehler JE, Chang CC, Chomel BB
PloS one
Authors: Willberg CB, Garrison KE, Jones RB, Meiklejohn DA, Spotts G, Liegler TJ, Ostrowski MA, Karlsson AC, Hecht FM, Nixon DF
The Lancet. Respiratory medicine
Authors: Tashkin DP, Roth MD, Clements PJ, Furst DE, Khanna D, Kleerup EC, Goldin J, Arriola E, Volkmann ER, Kafaja S, Silver R, Steen V, Strange C, Wise R, Wigley F, Mayes M, Riley DJ, Hussain S, Assassi S, Hsu VM, Patel B, Phillips K, Martinez F, Golden J, Connolly MK, Varga J, Dematte J, Hinchcliff ME, Fischer A, Swigris J, Meehan R, Theodore A, Simms R, Volkov S, Schraufnagel DE, Scholand MB, Frech T, Molitor JA, Highland K, Read CA, Fritzler MJ, Kim GHJ, Tseng CH, Elashoff RM
Sleep medicine
Authors: Rångtell FH, Ekstrand E, Rapp L, Lagermalm A, Liethof L, Búcaro MO, Lingfors D, Broman JE, Schiöth HB, Benedict C
