Scaling Up Patient-Centered Interdisciplinary Care for Multimorbidity: A Pragmatic Mixed-Methods Randomized Controlled Trial

To measure the effectiveness of a 4-month interdisciplinary multifaceted intervention based on a change in care delivery for patients with multimorbidity in primary care practices. A pragmatic randomized controlled trial with a mixed-methods design in patients aged 18 to 80 years with 3 or more chro...

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Published in:Annals of family medicine 2021-03, Vol.19 (2), p.126-134
Main Authors: Fortin, Martin, Stewart, Moira, Ngangue, Patrice, Almirall, José, Bélanger, Mathieu, Brown, Judith Belle, Couture, Martine, Gallagher, Frances, Katz, Alan, Loignon, Christine, Ryan, Bridget L, Sampalli, Tara, Wong, Sabrina T, Zwarenstein, Merrick
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Language:English
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Care and treatment
Comorbidity
Health care teams
Management
Methods
Original Research
Primary health care
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Summary:To measure the effectiveness of a 4-month interdisciplinary multifaceted intervention based on a change in care delivery for patients with multimorbidity in primary care practices. A pragmatic randomized controlled trial with a mixed-methods design in patients aged 18 to 80 years with 3 or more chronic conditions from 7 family medicine groups (FMGs) in Quebec, Canada. Health care professionals (nurses, nutritionists, kinesiologists) from the FMGs were trained to deliver the patient-centered intervention based on a motivational approach and self-management support. Primary outcomes: self-management (Health Education Impact Questionnaire); and self-efficacy. health status, quality of life, and health behaviors. Quantitative analyses used multi-level mixed effects and generalized linear mixed models controlling for clustering within FMGs. We also conducted in-depth interviews with patients, family members, and health care professionals. The trial randomized 284 patients (144 in intervention group, 140 in control group). The groups were comparable. After 4 months, the intervention showed a neutral effect for the primary outcomes. There was significant improvement in 2 health behaviors (healthy eating with odds ratios [OR] 4.36; = .006, and physical activity with OR 3.43; = .023). The descriptive qualitative evaluation revealed that the patients reinforced their self-efficacy and improved their self-management which was divergent from the quantitative results. Quantitatively, this intervention showed a neutral effect on the primary outcomes and substantial improvement in 2 health behaviors as secondary outcomes. Qualitatively, the intervention was evaluated as positive. The combination of qualitative and quantitative designs proved to be a good design for evaluating this complex intervention.
ISSN:1544-1709
1544-1717
DOI:10.1370/afm.2650