The economic burden associated with depressive symptoms among middle-aged and elderly people with chronic diseases in China

Y Wu, S Jin, J Guo, Y Zhu, L Chen… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Coexisting physical diseases and depressive symptoms exacerbate morbidity and disability,
but their incremental economic burden remains unclear. We used cross-sectional data from …

Single index of multimorbidity did not predict multiple outcomes

JE Byles, C D'Este, L Parkinson, R O'Connell… - Journal of clinical …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Measurement of multimorbidity and comorbidity is
important in epidemiologic and health services research. The aim of this research was to …

In lung cancer patients, age, race-ethnicity, gender and smoking predict adverse comorbidity, which in turn predicts treatment and survival

CM Tammemagi, C Neslund-Dudas, M Simoff… - Journal of clinical …, 2004 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: This study evaluates the relationship between sociodemographic/exposure
factors and comorbidity, and their impact on lung cancer treatment and survival. STUDY …

The European general practice research network presents the translations of its comprehensive definition of multimorbidity in family medicine in ten European …

JY Le Reste, P Nabbe, C Rivet, C Lygidakis, C Doerr… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
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 …

Cardiovascular multimorbidity: the effect of ethnicity on prevalence and risk factor management

R Mathur, SA Hull, E Badrick, J Robson - British Journal of General Practice, 2011 - bjgp.org
Background Multimorbidity is common in primary care populations. Within cardiovascular
disease, important differences in disease prevalence and risk factor management by …

[HTML][HTML] Physical multimorbidity and suicidal behavior in the general population in the United States

A Stickley, A Koyanagi, M Ueda, Y Inoue… - Journal of Affective …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background As yet, there has been little research on the association between physical
multimorbidity (the co-occurrence of two or more physical illnesses) and suicide, and results …

Patterns of multimorbidity in working Australians

L Holden, PA Scuffham, MF Hilton, A Muspratt… - Population health …, 2011 - Springer
Background Multimorbidity is becoming more prevalent. Previously-used methods of
assessing multimorbidity relied on counting the number of health conditions, often in relation …

Analysis of multiple chronic disease characteristics in middle-aged and elderly South Koreans by exercise habits based on association rules mining algorithm

Y Huang, Y Su, Y Byun, Y Lee, S Kim - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background The term,“multiple chronic diseases”(MCD), describes a patient with two or
more chronic conditions simultaneously at the same time. Compared with general chronic …

The German MultiCare-study: patterns of multimorbidity in primary health care–protocol of a prospective cohort study

I Schaefer, H Hansen, G Schoen, W Maier… - BMC Health Services …, 2009 - Springer
Background Multimorbidity is a highly frequent condition in older people, but well designed
longitudinal studies on the impact of multimorbidity on patients and the health care system …

Treatment considerations for elderly and frail patients with neuropathic pain

KE Schmader, R Baron, ML Haanpää, J Mayer… - Mayo Clinic …, 2010 - Elsevier
Currently, an estimated 38 million individuals 65 years or older live in the United States, and
more than 11 million of these individuals are 80 years or older. Older people are at high risk …