The Reported Frequency of FP Visits and Family Difficulties Should Alert FPs and Help Them to Prevent Severe Outcomes in Multimorbid Outpatients
The Frequency of Family Physician Visits and the Extent of Family Difficulties Reported by Family Physicians Appear to be Decompensation Risk Factors for Multimorbid Outpatients in a Primary Care Feasibility Study
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Brief Summary
The European General Practitioners Research Network (EGPRN) designed and validated a comprehensive definition of multimorbidity using a systematic literature review and qualitative research throughout Europe. This definition was tested as a model to assess decompensation in multimorbid outpatients. The objective is to assess which criteria in the EGPRN concept of multimorbidity could detect decompensating outpatients in a primary care cohort at a 6-month follow-up and to assess whether a large scale cohort with FPs would be feasible.
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Started Jul 2014
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 1, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 10, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 14, 2017
CompletedFebruary 4, 2025
February 1, 2025
5 months
April 10, 2017
February 3, 2025
Conditions
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
To detect the decompensating outpatients
To assess which criteria in the EGPRN concept of multimorbidity could detect decompensating outpatients in a primary care cohort at a 6-month follow-up and to assess whether a large scale cohort with FPs would be feasible
6 months
Study Arms (1)
Multimorbidity cohort
The study population included a random sample of multimorbid patients (according to the EGPRN definition of multimorbidity). Patients were selected by 19 FPs in their offices in the county of Finistere (in north-west France) from July 2014 to December 2014. Randomization was achieved by including the first four multimorbid patients (according to the inclusion criteria) encountered during their second working day of each week. As patients were booking their appointments with the practice without the FPs' clearance, the FPs were not able to select them
Interventions
This questionnaire was to explore potential decompensation risk factors within themes and subthemes of multimorbidity
Eligibility Criteria
The study population included a random sample of multimorbid patients (according to the EGPRN definition of multimorbidity). Patients were selected by 19 FPs in their offices in the county of Finistere (in north-west France) from July 2014 to December 2014.
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Sponsors & Collaborators
- University Hospital, Brestlead
- ERCR SPURBOcollaborator
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 10, 2017
First Posted
April 14, 2017
Study Start
July 1, 2014
Primary Completion
December 1, 2014
Study Completion
December 1, 2016
Last Updated
February 4, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-02
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share