Heidrun Golla, Kim Dillen, Martin Hellmich, Thomas Dojan, Solveig Ungeheuer, Petra Schmalz, Angelika Staß, Vanessa Mildenberger, Yasemin Goereci, Veronika Dunkl, Julia Strupp, Gereon R Fink, Raymond Voltz, Stephanie Stock, Oliver Cornely, Alexander Stahmann, Anne Müller, Peter Löcherbach, Lothar Burghaus, Volker Limmroth, Eckhard Bonmann, Kathrin Gerbershagen, Gereon Nelles, Thomas Joist, Judith Haas, Herbert Temmes, Clemens Warnke
INTRODUCTION: Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) have complex needs that range from organising one's everyday life to measures of disease-specific therapy monitoring to palliative care. Patients with MS are likely to depend on multiple healthcare providers and various authorities, which are often difficult to coordinate. Thus, they will probably benefit from comprehensive cross-sectoral coordination of services provided by care and case management (CCM). Though studies have shown that case management improves quality of life (QoL), functional status and reduces service use, such benefits have not yet been investigated in severely affected patients with MS...
January 25, 2022: BMJ Open