Learning Objectives
In this section, the student will:
- Describe how comorbidities create more complex care management and increase health care costs
- Identify strategies to help prevent or lessen hospital readmission of clients with comorbidities
- Discuss communication strategies the client can use to communicate effectively with multiple providers
Resources
- The Impact of Comorbidity of Mental and Physical Conditions on Role Disability in the US Adult Household Population; from Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2007 Oct;64(10):1180-8.
- Half of All Hospital Patients Have Coexisting Diseases; from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Chart: Most Common Comorbidities among Hospital Patients; from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Causes and Patterns of Readmissions in Patients With Common Comorbidities: Retrospective Cohort Study; from British Medical Journal. 2013;347(f7171)
- Tips for Talking to Your Doctor; from FamilyDoctor.org
- How to Talk So Your Doctor Will Listen; from US News and World Report