Multimorbidity-associated emergency hospital admissions: a “screen and link” strategy to improve outcomes for high-risk patients in sub-Saharan Africa: a prospective multicentre cohort study protocol [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Multimorbidity-associated emergency hospital admissions: a “screen and link” strategy to improve outcomes for high-risk patients in sub-Saharan Africa: a prospective multicentre cohort study protocol [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Background The prevalence of multimorbidity (the presence of two or more chronic health conditions) is rapidly increasing in sub–Saharan Africa. Hospital care pathways that focus on single presenting complaints do not address this pressing problem. This has the potential to precipitate frequent hosp...

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Main Authors: Charity Salima, Francis Sakita, Ibrahim Simiyu, Hendry Sawe, Sarah Urasa, Miriam Taegtmeyer, Nateiya M. Yongolo, Sarah White, Ben Morton, Jamie Rylance, Felix Limbani, Eve Worrall, Stephen A. Spencer, Gimbo Hyuha, Alice Rutta, Augustine Choko, Gift Treighcy Banda, Julian T. Hertz, Paul Dark, Juma Mfinanga, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Adamson Muula, Rhona Mijumbi, Laura Rosu, Mulinda Nyirenda, Sangwani Salimu, Matthew Rubach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2024-01-01
Series:NIHR Open Research
Subjects:
Multimorbidity
non-communicable diseases
hospital care
sub-Saharan Africa
health related quality of life
patient costs
eng
Online Access:https://openresearch.nihr.ac.uk/articles/4-2/v1

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