Objectives To determine the effect of chronic disorders and their co‐occurrence on survival
and functioning in community‐dwelling older adults. Design Population‐based cohort study …

Background The majority of people with dementia have other long-term diseases, the
presence of which may affect the progression and management of dementia. This study …

Background delivering appropriate care for patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy is
increasingly challenging. Challenges for individual healthcare professions are known, but …

Objective Multimorbidity (MM) is more prevalent among people of lower socioeconomic
status (SES), and both MM and SES are associated with higher mortality rates. However …

Background Older people have the highest incidence of acute medical admissions. Old age
and acute hospital admissions are associated with a high risk of adverse health outcomes …

Objective: To measure service use and costs associated with health care for patients with
mental health (MH) and substance use/addiction (SA) problems. Methods: A 5-year cross …

As disease-centred guidelines persist and remain important, it will be essential going
forward for these to take greater account of comorbidity. It is clear that this remains a …

Background Reducing unplanned hospital admissions is a key priority within the UK.
Substantial interpractice variation in admission rates for ambulatory care sensitive …

Background: Psychiatric disorders are associated with an increased risk for ambulatory care–
sensitive condition (ACSC)-related hospitalizations, but it remains unknown whether this …

Background Each year, around one out of two nursing home (NH) residents are hospitalized
in France, and about half to the emergency department (ED). These transfers are frequently …