Multimorbidity

ST Skou, FS Mair, M Fortin, B Guthrie… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Multimorbidity (two or more coexisting conditions in an individual) is a growing global
challenge with substantial effects on individuals, carers and society. Multimorbidity occurs a …

Aging with multimorbidity: a systematic review of the literature

A Marengoni, S Angleman, R Melis… - Ageing research …, 2011 - Elsevier
A literature search was carried out to summarize the existing scientific evidence concerning
occurrence, causes, and consequences of multimorbidity (the coexistence of multiple …

Prevalence of multimorbidity in community settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

H Nguyen, G Manolova… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: With ageing world populations, multimorbidity (presence of two or more chronic
diseases in the same individual) becomes a major concern in public health. Although …

Big data in health care: using analytics to identify and manage high-risk and high-cost patients

DW Bates, S Saria, L Ohno-Machado, A Shah… - Health …, 2014 - healthaffairs.org
The US health care system is rapidly adopting electronic health records, which will
dramatically increase the quantity of clinical data that are available electronically …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence, determinants and patterns of multimorbidity in primary care: a systematic review of observational studies

C Violan, Q Foguet-Boreu, G Flores-Mateo… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Multimorbidity is a major concern in primary care. Nevertheless, evidence of
prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity, and their determinants, are scarce. The aim of this …

A systematic review of prevalence studies on multimorbidity: toward a more uniform methodology

M Fortin, M Stewart, ME Poitras… - The Annals of Family …, 2012 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Examining variation in the measurement of multimorbidity in research: a systematic review of 566 studies

ISS Ho, A Azcoaga-Lorenzo, A Akbari… - The Lancet Public …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background A systematic understanding of how multimorbidity has been constructed and
measured is unavailable. This review aimed to examine the definition and measurement of …

Comorbidities of epilepsy: current concepts and future perspectives

MR Keezer, SM Sisodiya, JW Sander - The Lancet Neurology, 2016 - thelancet.com
The burden of comorbidity in people with epilepsy is high. Several diseases, including
depression, anxiety, dementia, migraine, heart disease, peptic ulcers, and arthritis are up to …

Managing patients with multimorbidity in primary care

E Wallace, C Salisbury, B Guthrie, C Lewis, T Fahey… - Bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
Multimorbidity, commonly defined as the presence of two or more chronic medical conditions
in an individual, 1 is associated with decreased quality of life, functional decline, and …

Interventions for improving outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community settings

SM Smith, E Wallace, T O'Dowd… - Cochrane Database of …, 2016 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Many people with chronic disease have more than one chronic condition, which
is referred to as multimorbidity. The term comorbidity is also used but this is now taken to …