Publications by authors named "M P Westerman"
Background: Personal continuity is an important dimension of continuity of care in general practice and is associated with many benefits including a higher quality of GP care and lower mortality rate. Over time, changes in society and health care have challenged the provision of personal continuity. Older patients in particular experience more negative consequences from receiving discontinuous care.
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- The IMWG frailty index shows that frailty levels in patients undergoing anti-myeloma treatment can change frequently over time.
- Assessing frailty dynamically during treatment provides better predictions for survival and early mortality than just looking at initial frailty levels.
- The study references two clinical trials, HOVON 143 (NTR6297) and HOVON 123 (NTR4244), related to this research.
Personal continuity is an important dimension of continuity of care in general practice and is associated with many benefits including a higher quality of GP care and lower mortality rate. Over time, changes in society and healthcare have challenged the provision of personal continuity. Especially older patients experience more negative consequences from receiving discontinuous care.
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