Defining and measuring multimorbidity: a systematic review of systematic reviews

MC Johnston, M Crilly, C Black… - European journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Multimorbidity, the coexistence of multiple health conditions, is a growing public
health challenge. Research and intervention development are hampered by the lack of …

Impact of multimorbidity on healthcare costs and utilisation: a systematic review of the UK literature

M Soley-Bori, M Ashworth, A Bisquera, H Dodhia… - British Journal of …, 2021 - bjgp.org
Background Managing multimorbidity is complex for both patients and healthcare systems.
Patients with multimorbidity often use a variety of primary and secondary care services …

The epidemiology of multimorbidity in primary care: a retrospective cohort study

A Cassell, D Edwards, A Harshfield, K Rhodes… - British Journal of …, 2018 - bjgp.org
Background Multimorbidity places a substantial burden on patients and the healthcare
system, but few contemporary epidemiological data are available. Aim To describe the …

Multimorbidity and adverse events of special interest associated with Covid-19 vaccines in Hong Kong

FTT Lai, L Huang, CSL Chui, EYF Wan, X Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Prior research using electronic health records for Covid-19 vaccine safety monitoring
typically focuses on specific disease groups and excludes individuals with multimorbidity …

Managing patients with multimorbidity in primary care

E Wallace, C Salisbury, B Guthrie, C Lewis, T Fahey… - Bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
Multimorbidity, commonly defined as the presence of two or more chronic medical conditions
in an individual, 1 is associated with decreased quality of life, functional decline, and …

Measuring multimorbidity in research: Delphi consensus study

A Azcoaga-Lorenzo, A Akbari, J Davies, K Khunti… - BMJ …, 2022 - cronfa.swan.ac.uk
Objective To develop international consensus on the definition and measurement of
multimorbidity in research. Design Delphi consensus study. Setting International consensus; …

Relationship between multimorbidity, demographic factors and mortality: findings from the UK Biobank cohort

BD Jani, P Hanlon, BI Nicholl, R McQueenie… - BMC medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Multimorbidity is associated with higher mortality, but the relationship with
cancer and cardiovascular mortality is unclear. The influence of demographics and type of …

Factors associated with ADL/IADL disability in community dwelling older adults in the Irish longitudinal study on ageing (TILDA)

D Connolly, J Garvey, G McKee - Disability and rehabilitation, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To identify the factors associated with disability across many domains using a
large powered sample in the activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily …

The first decade with the Swedish prescribed drug register–a systematic review of the output in the scientific literature

SM Wallerstedt, B Wettermark… - Basic & clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to quantify and characterize the scientific output from the Swedish
Prescribed Drug Register (SPDR) the first decade after its establishment. A systematic …

Measuring multimorbidity beyond counting diseases: systematic review of community and population studies and guide to index choice

LE Stirland, L González-Saavedra, DS Mullin… - Bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Objectives To identify and summarise existing indices for measuring multimorbidity beyond
disease counts, to establish which indices include mental health comorbidities or outcomes …