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 Although the definition of multimorbidity as “the simultaneous presence of two
or more chronic diseases” is well established, its operationalization is not yet agreed. This …

Background Multimorbidity is increasingly recognized as a major public health challenge of
modern societies. However, knowledge about the size of the population suffering from …

Despite the increase in awareness of chronic disease, little is known about whether
multimorbidity—defined as two or more coexisting chronic conditions—has had a …

Background Multimorbidity is one of the most important and challenging aspects in public
health. Multimorbid people are associated with more hospital admissions, a large number of …

Background. Multimorbidity, defined as the coexistence of 2 or more chronic diseases, is a
common phenomenon especially in older people. Numerous efforts to establish a …

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 …

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 …

Background: with ageing populations and increasing exposure to risk factors for chronic
diseases, the prevalence of chronic disease multimorbidity is rising globally. There is little …

Background Since most clinical guidelines address single diseases, treatment of patients
with multimorbidity, the co-occurrence of multiple (chronic) diseases within one person, can …