Measurements
depressive, Multimorbidity
SECONDARY, CHRONIC ILLNESS
The same measurements were collected in each group at each time point. The primary outcome was the patients’ physical, psychological, and social health status. This was represented by a composite score consisting of the participants’ functional health and depressive symptoms, as these two impairments are assumed to be highly prevalent in the target population and reciprocally associated [One secondary outcome was the patient’s evaluation of their health care situation. This was assessed by the “Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care” (PACIC) [Multimorbidity was assessed using a weighted multimorbidity index, which can have values from zero to 37 [