Most patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have at least one
additional, clinically relevant chronic disease. Those with the most severe airflow obstruction …

Background Multimorbidity, the presence of more than one condition in a single individual, is
a global health issue in primary care. Multimorbid patients tend to have a poor quality of life …

背景慢性病共病患病率的估计以及高风险人群的识别, 直接影响了相应的公共卫生资源的合理
分配. 目的本研究采用Meta 分析方法全面描述了1998—2019 年中国大陆地区居民慢性病共病 …

Background Multimorbidity and frailty represent emerging global health burdens that have
garnered increased attention from researchers over the past two decades. We conducted a …

Background The rise in health spending in the United States and the prevalence of
multimorbidity—having more than one chronic condition—are interlinked but not well …

Background The geroscience hypothesis posits that aging biological processes contribute to
many age-related deficits, including the accumulation of multiple chronic diseases. Though …

Background It is unclear how the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has
affected multimorbidity incidence among those with one pre-existing chronic condition, as …

Objectives Economic evaluations of interventions for people with mental–physical
multimorbidity, including a depressive disorder, are sparse. This study examines whether …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of multimorbidity, to identify which chronic
conditions cluster together and to identify factors associated with a greater risk for …

Objectives Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, with an increasing
incidence and prevalence because of progressively aging populations. Costs related to AF …