TY - JOUR
T1 - The European general practice research network presents the translations of its comprehensive definition of multimorbidity in family medicine in ten European languages.
AU - {Le Reste}, Jean Yves
AU - Nabbe, Patrice
AU - Rivet, Charles
AU - Lygidakis, Charilaos
AU - Doerr, Christa
AU - Czachowski, Slawomir
AU - Lingner, Heidrun
AU - Argyriadou, Stella
AU - Lazic, Djurdjica
AU - Assenova, Radost
AU - Hasaganic, Melida
AU - Munoz, Miquel Angel
AU - Thulesius, Hans
AU - {Le Floch}, Bernard
AU - Derriennic, Jeremy
AU - Sowinska, Agnieska
AU - Van Marwijk, Harm
AU - Lietard, Claire
AU - {Van Royen}, Paul
PY - 2015/1
Y1 - 2015/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: Multimorbidity, according to the World Health Organization, exists when there are two or more chronic conditions in one patient. This definition seems inaccurate for the holistic approach to Family Medicine (FM) and long-term care. To avoid this pitfall the European General Practitioners Research Network (EGPRN) designed a comprehensive definition of multimorbidity using a systematic literature review.OBJECTIVE: To translate that English definition into European languages and to validate the semantic, conceptual and cultural homogeneity of the translations for further research.METHOD: Forward translation of the EGPRN's definition of multimorbidity followed by a Delphi consensus procedure assessment, a backward translation and a cultural check with all teams to ensure the homogeneity of the translations in their national context. Consensus was defined as 70{\%} of the scores being higher than 6. Delphi rounds were repeated in each country until a consensus was reached.RESULTS: 229 European medical expert FPs participated in the study. Ten consensual translations of the EGPRN comprehensive definition of multimorbidity were achieved.CONCLUSION: A comprehensive definition of multimorbidity is now available in English and ten European languages for further collaborative research in FM and long-term care.
AB - BACKGROUND: Multimorbidity, according to the World Health Organization, exists when there are two or more chronic conditions in one patient. This definition seems inaccurate for the holistic approach to Family Medicine (FM) and long-term care. To avoid this pitfall the European General Practitioners Research Network (EGPRN) designed a comprehensive definition of multimorbidity using a systematic literature review.OBJECTIVE: To translate that English definition into European languages and to validate the semantic, conceptual and cultural homogeneity of the translations for further research.METHOD: Forward translation of the EGPRN's definition of multimorbidity followed by a Delphi consensus procedure assessment, a backward translation and a cultural check with all teams to ensure the homogeneity of the translations in their national context. Consensus was defined as 70{\%} of the scores being higher than 6. Delphi rounds were repeated in each country until a consensus was reached.RESULTS: 229 European medical expert FPs participated in the study. Ten consensual translations of the EGPRN comprehensive definition of multimorbidity were achieved.CONCLUSION: A comprehensive definition of multimorbidity is now available in English and ten European languages for further collaborative research in FM and long-term care.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84921731891
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0115796
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0115796
M3 - Article
VL - 10
JO - PLoS ONE
JF - PLoS ONE
IS - 1
ER -