BACKGROUND Although comorbidity is very common in the population, little is known about
the types of health service that are used by people with comorbid conditions. METHODS …

Background The prevalence of comorbidity is high, with 80% of the elderly population
having three or more chronic conditions. Comorbidity is associated with a decline in many …

Multimorbidity (the presence of multiple medical conditions) is well known to increase with
age. People with multimorbidities often have higher physical and functional decline as well …

Background Growing interest in multimorbidity is observable in industrialized countries. For
Germany, the increasing attention still goes still hand in hand with a small number of studies …

Background This study aimed to investigate multimorbidity patterns and their associated
factors among elderly population in China. Methods A total of 10,479 participants aged at …

Objective To systematically review the studies of prevalence, patterns and consequences of
multimorbidity reported from South Asia. Design Systematic review. Setting South Asia. Data …

Background. With the increasing prevalence of chronic conditions, there is need for a
standardized definition of chronicity for use in research, to evaluate the population …

Older males are known to carry, more likely than younger people, one or more chronic
diseases with an expected impact on mortality. This study was aimed at identifying the …

Understanding patterns and identifying common clusters of chronic diseases may help
policymakers, researchers, and clinicians to understand the needs of the care process better …

The authors examined the health‐related literature on aging and intellectual disabilities (ID)
published since 1999, with specific focus on examining findings on age‐associated health …