How do healthcare providers construe patient complexity? A qualitative study of multimorbidity in HIV outpatient clinical practice

Abstract

The framework presented in this study helps to advance a shared understanding of patient complexity. Our findings inform curriculum design and the teaching of essential skills to medical students in areas characterised by high patient complexity such as general internal medicine and geriatrics. From a policy perspective, our findings have important implications for the design of more effective healthcare interventions for complex patients.