Martin Fortin

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Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Caring for body and soul: the importance of recognizing and managing psychological distress in persons with multimorbidity
    Martin Fortin
    Universite de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    Int J Psychiatry Med 37:1-9. 2007
  2. ncbi Evaluating the integration of chronic disease prevention and management services into primary health care
    Martin Fortin
    Département de Médecine de Famille, Universite de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    BMC Health Serv Res 13:132. 2013
  3. ncbi Obstructive sleep apnea and multimorbidity
    Laurence Robichaud-Hallé
    Universite de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    BMC Pulm Med 12:60. 2012
  4. ncbi A systematic review of prevalence studies on multimorbidity: toward a more uniform methodology
    Martin Fortin
    Department of Family Medicine, Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    Ann Fam Med 10:142-51. 2012
  5. ncbi At the interface of community and healthcare systems: a longitudinal cohort study on evolving health and the impact of primary healthcare from the patient's perspective
    Jeannie Haggerty
    Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    BMC Health Serv Res 10:258. 2010
  6. ncbi Prevalence estimates of multimorbidity: a comparative study of two sources
    Martin Fortin
    Department of Family Medicine, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    BMC Health Serv Res 10:111. 2010
  7. ncbi The electronic Cumulative Illness Rating Scale: a reliable and valid tool to assess multi-morbidity in primary care
    Martin Fortin
    Department of Family Medicine, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    J Eval Clin Pract 17:1089-93. 2011
  8. ncbi Multimorbidity and quality of life: a closer look
    Martin Fortin
    Department of Family Medicine, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, Canada
    Health Qual Life Outcomes 5:52. 2007
  9. ncbi Nurses joining family doctors in primary care practices: perceptions of patients with multimorbidity
    Martin Fortin
    Department of Family Medicine, Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada
    BMC Fam Pract 11:84. 2010
  10. ncbi Canadian guidelines for clinical practice: an analysis of their quality and relevance to the care of adults with comorbidity
    Martin Fortin
    Department of Family Medicine, Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    BMC Fam Pract 12:74. 2011

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Publications36

  1. ncbi Caring for body and soul: the importance of recognizing and managing psychological distress in persons with multimorbidity
    Martin Fortin
    Universite de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    Int J Psychiatry Med 37:1-9. 2007
    ....
  2. ncbi Evaluating the integration of chronic disease prevention and management services into primary health care
    Martin Fortin
    Département de Médecine de Famille, Universite de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    BMC Health Serv Res 13:132. 2013
    ..The objective of this study is to evaluate the adaptation and implementation of an intervention involving the integration of chronic disease prevention and management (CDPM) services into primary health care...
  3. ncbi Obstructive sleep apnea and multimorbidity
    Laurence Robichaud-Hallé
    Universite de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    BMC Pulm Med 12:60. 2012
    ..The purpose of this study was to explore the association between OSA and 1) the presence and severity of multimorbidity (multiple co-occurring chronic conditions), and 2) subcategories of multimorbidity...
  4. ncbi A systematic review of prevalence studies on multimorbidity: toward a more uniform methodology
    Martin Fortin
    Department of Family Medicine, Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    Ann Fam Med 10:142-51. 2012
    ..We sought to identify and compare studies reporting the prevalence of multimorbidity and to suggest methodologic aspects to be considered in the conduct of such studies...
  5. ncbi At the interface of community and healthcare systems: a longitudinal cohort study on evolving health and the impact of primary healthcare from the patient's perspective
    Jeannie Haggerty
    Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    BMC Health Serv Res 10:258. 2010
    ....
  6. ncbi Prevalence estimates of multimorbidity: a comparative study of two sources
    Martin Fortin
    Department of Family Medicine, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    BMC Health Serv Res 10:111. 2010
    ..The objective of this study was to compare prevalence estimates of multimorbidity derived from two sources and to examine the impact of the number of diagnoses considered in the measurement of multimorbidity...
  7. ncbi The electronic Cumulative Illness Rating Scale: a reliable and valid tool to assess multi-morbidity in primary care
    Martin Fortin
    Department of Family Medicine, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    J Eval Clin Pract 17:1089-93. 2011
    ..We developed an electronic version of the CIRS (eCIRS) to take advantage of computerized data processing. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the eCIRS scored in a primary care setting...
  8. ncbi Multimorbidity and quality of life: a closer look
    Martin Fortin
    Department of Family Medicine, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, Canada
    Health Qual Life Outcomes 5:52. 2007
    ..The goal of this study was to analyse impaired organ domains that affect the most HRQOL of patients with multiple chronic conditions in primary care and their possible interactions...
  9. ncbi Nurses joining family doctors in primary care practices: perceptions of patients with multimorbidity
    Martin Fortin
    Department of Family Medicine, Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada
    BMC Fam Pract 11:84. 2010
    ..The present study explores the perceptions and expectations of patients with multimorbidity regarding nurses' presence in primary care practices...
  10. ncbi Canadian guidelines for clinical practice: an analysis of their quality and relevance to the care of adults with comorbidity
    Martin Fortin
    Department of Family Medicine, Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    BMC Fam Pract 12:74. 2011
    ..We assessed the relevance of selected Canadian clinical guidelines on chronic diseases for patients with comorbidity and examined their quality...
  11. ncbi Psychological distress and multimorbidity in primary care
    Martin Fortin
    Department of Family Medicine, Sherbrooke University, Quebec, Canada
    Ann Fam Med 4:417-22. 2006
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  12. ncbi Randomized controlled trials: do they have external validity for patients with multiple comorbidities?
    Martin Fortin
    Department of Family Medicine, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    Ann Fam Med 4:104-8. 2006
    ..We used hypertension as an example of a particular chronic condition...
  13. ncbi Comparative assessment of three different indices of multimorbidity for studies on health-related quality of life
    Martin Fortin
    Department of Family Medicine, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, Que, Canada
    Health Qual Life Outcomes 3:74. 2005
    ..The first two indices were not developed in light of HRQOL...
  14. ncbi Relationship between multimorbidity and health-related quality of life of patients in primary care
    Martin Fortin
    Department of Family Medicine, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, Que, Canada
    Qual Life Res 15:83-91. 2006
    ..05). Increased multimorbidity adversely affected HRQOL in primary-care adult patients, even when confounding variables were controlled for...
  15. ncbi The relationship between literacy and multimorbidity in a primary care setting
    Catherine Hudon
    Département de Médecine de Famille, Universite de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    BMC Fam Pract 13:33. 2012
    ..The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between literacy and multimorbidity while controlling for potential confounders...
  16. ncbi What makes primary care effective for people in poverty living with multiple chronic conditions?: study protocol
    Christine Loignon
    Centre de recherche de l Hôpital Charles Lemoyne, Universite de Sherbrooke, 150 Place Charles Lemoyne, Longueuil, Canada
    BMC Health Serv Res 10:320. 2010
    ..Few studies have looked at the factors contributing to effective and "socially responsive" care for people living in poverty...
  17. ncbi Multimorbidity and quality of life in primary care: a systematic review
    Martin Fortin
    Département de Médecine de Famille, Universite de Sherbrooke, 3001, 12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5N4 Canada
    Health Qual Life Outcomes 2:51. 2004
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  18. ncbi Relationship between multimorbidity and physical activity: secondary analysis from the Quebec health survey
    Catherine Hudon
    Department of Family Medicine, Sherbrooke University, Quebec, Canada
    BMC Public Health 8:304. 2008
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  19. ncbi Patient-centered care in chronic disease management: a thematic analysis of the literature in family medicine
    Catherine Hudon
    Département de Médecine de Famille, Universite de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    Patient Educ Couns 88:170-6. 2012
    ..The objective was to provide a synthesis of the results of the research and discourse lines on main dimensions of patient-centered care in the context of chronic disease management in family medicine, building on Stewart et al.'s model...
  20. ncbi Perceived conflict in the couple and chronic illness management: preliminary analyses from the Quebec Health Survey
    Hassan Soubhi
    Department of Family Medicine, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    BMC Fam Pract 7:59. 2006
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  21. ncbi Validation of the disease burden morbidity assessment by self-report in a French-speaking population
    Marie Eve Poitras
    Centre de santé et de services sociaux de Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
    BMC Health Serv Res 12:35. 2012
    ..The aim of this study was to test and to measure the properties of the French translation of the DBMA (DBMA-Fv)...
  22. ncbi Learning and caring in communities of practice: using relationships and collective learning to improve primary care for patients with multimorbidity
    Hassan Soubhi
    Family Medicine Unit, University of Sherbrooke, Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
    Ann Fam Med 8:170-7. 2010
    ..By understanding these conditions, we can foster the development of collective learning and improve primary care for these patients...
  23. ncbi Multimorbidity is common to family practice: is it commonly researched?
    Martin Fortin
    Department of Family Medicine, Sherbrooke University, Chicoutimi, Que
    Can Fam Physician 51:244-5. 2005
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  24. ncbi Single risk factor interventions to promote physical activity among patients with chronic diseases: systematic review
    Catherine Hudon
    Department of Family Medicine, University of Sherbrooke in Quebec, Canada
    Can Fam Physician 54:1130-7. 2008
    ..To provide a summary of evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to promote physical activity among patients affected by at least 1 chronic disease. The interventions studied were each targeted at a single risk factor...
  25. ncbi Measuring patients' perceptions of patient-centered care: a systematic review of tools for family medicine
    Catherine Hudon
    Département de Médecine de Famille, Universite de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    Ann Fam Med 9:155-64. 2011
    ..In this systematic review, we aimed to identify and compare instruments, subscales, or items assessing patients' perceptions of patient-centered care in family medicine...
  26. ncbi Integrated obesity care management system -implementation and research protocol
    Jean Patrice Baillargeon
    Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    BMC Health Serv Res 7:163. 2007
    ..The current research proposal is aimed at the development and implementation of an innovative, integrated, interdisciplinary obesity care management system involving both primary and secondary care professionals...
  27. ncbi Prevalence of multimorbidity among adults seen in family practice
    Martin Fortin
    Department of Family Medicine, Sherbrooke University, Quebec, Canada
    Ann Fam Med 3:223-8. 2005
    ....
  28. ncbi Interprofessional learning in the trenches: fostering collective capability
    Hassan Soubhi
    Department of Family Medicine, Universite de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    J Interprof Care 23:52-7. 2009
    ..Opportunities for continuous learning can be seized by documenting the source of the performance gap, and providing the relevant resources to establish the balance between the organization of knowledge and the organization of work...
  29. ncbi Assessing enablement in clinical practice: a systematic review of available instruments
    Catherine Hudon
    Department of Family Medicine, Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    J Eval Clin Pract 16:1301-8. 2010
    ..An abundant health literature suggests that enablement is associated with good outcomes. In this review, we aimed at identifying and comparing instruments that assess enablement in the health care context...
  30. ncbi [Chronic musculoskeletal conditions and comorbidities in primary care settings]
    Catherine Hudon
    Département de médecine de famille de l Université de Sherbrooke au Québéc
    Can Fam Physician 54:74-5. 2008
    ..Among patients with these conditions, to estimate the mean number of comorbidities and the prevalence of chronic diseases that could deteriorate with use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)...
  31. ncbi Transforming primary healthcare by including the stakeholders involved in delivering care to people living in poverty: EQUIhealThY study protocol
    Christine Loignon
    Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, Universite de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    BMC Health Serv Res 13:92. 2013
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  32. ncbi Physicians' social competence in the provision of care to persons living in poverty: research protocol
    Christine Loignon
    Universite de Sherbrooke, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Quebec, Canada
    BMC Health Serv Res 10:79. 2010
    ..It enables physicians to better understand their patients' living conditions and to adapt care to patients' needs and abilities...
  33. ncbi The Patient Enablement Instrument-French version in a family practice setting: a reliability study
    Catherine Hudon
    Département de Médecine de Famille, Universite de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
    BMC Fam Pract 12:71. 2011
    ..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability of the French version of the PEI (PEI-Fv) in a family practice setting...
  34. ncbi Debate on DEBATE
    Martin Fortin
    Am Heart J 153:e29; author reply e31-2. 2007
  35. ncbi [Access to health care: perceptions of patients with multiple chronic conditions]
    Martin Fortin
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    Can Fam Physician 51:1502-3. 2005
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  36. ncbi Multimorbidity's many challenges
    Martin Fortin
    BMJ 334:1016-7. 2007