Recent Advances in Treatment Burden of Multimorbidity in Elderly Patients

doi:10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2019.00.621

Abstract

Abstract: The advent of era of aging means that the number of elderly people increases dramatically.Older adults have a high prevalence of multimorbidity，which is worthy of attention，because it can bring a heavier treatment burden than just one chronic illness，but it is rarely studied in China.This article reviews the concept and theoretical models of treatment burden，evaluation tools for multimorbidity in the elderly，and the research status of treatment burden in elderly patients with multimorbidity，with a view to providing a reference for focus areas for research and interventions for reducing treatment burden in this group in China.

Key words: Health services for the aged, Chronic disease, Comorbidity, Treatment burden, Assessment tool, Research progress, Review

摘要： 随着人口老龄化的到来，老年人口增多。老年慢性病共存现象严重，慢性病共存带来的治疗负担较单一慢性病更加严重，值得关注，而国内鲜有相关研究。本文综述治疗负担的概念、理论模型、老年慢性病共存患者评估工具及研究现状，以期为我国开展老年慢性病共存患者治疗负担的研究提供切入点，为提前干预提供参考，最终减轻老年慢性病共存患者的治疗负担。

关键词: 老年人保健服务, 慢性病, 共病现象, 治疗负担, 评估工具, 研究进展, 综述

DOU Liyuan,HUANG Juan,ZHANG Zhenxiang, et al. Recent Advances in Treatment Burden of Multimorbidity in Elderly Patients　[J]. Chinese General Practice, 2020, 23(7): 874-879. DOI: 10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2019.00.621.
豆丽园,黄娟,张振香等. 老年慢性病共存患者治疗负担的研究进展[J]. 中国全科医学, 2020, 23(7): 874-879. DOI: 10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2019.00.621.

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