The path to improving healthcare quality for individuals with complex health conditions is
complicated by a lack of common understanding of complexity. Modern medicine, together …

OBJECTIVE: This article reviews methods used to measure comorbidity in the context of
cancer; summarizing methods, identifying contexts in which they have been used, and …

Background Studies on the prevalence of multimorbidity, defined as having two or more
chronic conditions, have predominantly focused on the elderly. We estimated the prevalence …

Objectives The primary objective of this study was to identify the existence of chronic
disease multimorbidity patterns in the primary care population, describing their clinical …

Introduction Healthcare management is oriented toward single diseases, yet multimorbidity
is nevertheless the rule and there is a tendency for certain diseases to occur in clusters. This …

Objectives To determine patterns of co‐occurring diseases in older adults and the extent to
which these patterns vary between the young‐old and the old‐old. Design Observational …

Care management is seen as a promising approach to address the complex care needs of
patients with multimorbidity. Predictive modeling based on insurance claims data is an …

Background The increasing prevalence of multiple chronic conditions has accentuated the
importance of coordinating and integrating health care services. Patients with better …

OBJECTIVE: In multimorbidity indices, chronic conditions are often weighted according to
their severity or their impact on different outcomes. These weights are mostly developed on …

Purpose To examine the occurrence of chronic diseases and antimicrobial treatment in an
asthma population 8–29 years old, compared with the general population. Methods In this …