BACKGROUND: Multimorbidity is a new concept encompassing all the medical conditions of
an individual patient. The concept links into the European definition of family medicine and …

Background Multimorbidity, according to the World Health Organization, exists when there
are two or more chronic conditions in one patient. This definition seems inaccurate for the …

Objective is to explore how multimorbidity is defined in the scientific literature, with a focus
on the roles of diseases, risk factors, and symptoms in the definitions. Design: Systematic …

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 …

Background Many patients with several concurrent medical conditions (multimorbidity) are
seen in the primary care setting. A thorough understanding of outcomes associated with …

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 Primary care increasingly deals with patients with multimorbidity, but relevant
evidence-based interventions are scarce. Knowledge about multimorbidity over time is …

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 …

The last decade has seen an increase in research focusing on patients with multiple chronic
conditions. A recent review reported only two published studies on multimorbidity between …

Research on multimorbidity has rapidly increased in the last decade, but evidence on the
effectiveness of interventions to improve outcomes in patients with multimorbidity is limited …