… the leading contributors to disease burden in older people are … The disease burden per
person in older people is higher in … for by the increased burden per head from cardiovascular …

… Thus, burden of illness includes a patient’s full spectrum of … burden of illness index
incorporating these multiple domains would represent a strong predictor of mortality for older …

… Caregiver burdens among Thai community-dwelling older persons in the present study
were small as most of the older persons had uncomplicated illnesses, required modest …

… Study participants were members of a longitudinal cohort study designed to examine as its
primary outcome changes in preferences of older persons with advanced illness. Participants …

… older adults (65+) report having two or more chronic diseases, causes and consequences of
multimorbidity among older persons … disabilities and quality of life of older adults. Moreover, …

… For example, while a healthy older person with excellent self-management and self-efficacy
skills and access to care and social support may be able to tolerate more intensive …

… As illustrated in Figure 1, our model posits that biological aging and chronic conditions
independently affect an older person's physiological capacity (severity ofillness). Physiological …

… for lipid panels, which may be associated with burden across multiple organ systems ( 20
). … would be associated with greater overall illness burden. We were also interested in …

… older persons followed for up to 2 years, we assessed how participants weighed the burden
… an exacerbation of their illness that would be fatal if left untreated, they would undergo high-…

… of older persons hospitalized for medical illness, (2) determine the extent to which patients
were able to recover to preadmission levels of functioning after hospital discharge, and (3) …