Background Published prevalence studies on multimorbidity present diverse data collection
methods, sources of data, targeted age groups, diagnoses considered and study …

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 …

Background Multimorbidity prevalence rates vary considerably depending on the conditions
considered in the morbidity count, but there is no standardised approach to the number or …

Background Multimorbidity is increasingly recognized as a major public health challenge of
modern societies. However, knowledge about the size of the population suffering from …

Background General practitioners often care for patients with several concurrent chronic
medical conditions (multimorbidity). Recent data suggest that multimorbidity might be …

Background Studies on the prevalence of multimorbidity, defined as having two or more
chronic conditions, have predominantly focused on the elderly. We estimated the prevalence …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of multimorbidity in primary care, by age, sex, and
socio-economic class, and to analyse the trend in multimorbidity over the last 20 years …

Objective (1) To estimate the pooled prevalence of multimorbidity in all age groups,
globally.(2) To examine how measurement of multimorbidity impacted the estimated …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of multimorbidity in the adult population attending
primary care in Portugal, to identify associated sociodemographic factors, and to reveal …

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 …