Multimorbidity

ST Skou, FS Mair, M Fortin, B Guthrie… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Multimorbidity (two or more coexisting conditions in an individual) is a growing global
challenge with substantial effects on individuals, carers and society. Multimorbidity occurs a …

Engineering smart composite hydrogels for wearable disease monitoring

J Li, Q Ding, H Wang, Z Wu, X Gui, C Li, N Hu, K Tao… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 - Springer
Growing health awareness triggers the public's concern about health problems. People want
a timely and comprehensive picture of their condition without frequent trips to the hospital for …

Association between socioeconomic status and the development of mental and physical health conditions in adulthood: a multi-cohort study

M Kivimäki, GD Batty, J Pentti, MJ Shipley… - The Lancet Public …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Socioeconomic disadvantage is a risk factor for many diseases. We
characterised cascades of these conditions by using a data-driven approach to examine the …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Socioeconomic status and multimorbidity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

TI Pathirana, CA Jackson - Australian and New Zealand journal of public …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives: We performed a systematic review to identify, critically appraise and synthesise
the existing literature on the association between SEP and multimorbidity occurrence …

Prevalence, determinants and patterns of multimorbidity in primary care: a systematic review of observational studies

C Violan, Q Foguet-Boreu, G Flores-Mateo… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Multimorbidity is a major concern in primary care. Nevertheless, evidence of
prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity, and their determinants, are scarce. The aim of this …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 outpatients: early risk-stratified treatment with zinc plus low-dose hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin: a retrospective case series study

R Derwand, M Scholz, V Zelenko - International journal of antimicrobial …, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to describe the outcomes of patients with coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) in the outpatient setting after early treatment with zinc, low-dose …

The increasing burden and complexity of multimorbidity

AJ Koné Pefoyo, SE Bronskill, A Gruneir, A Calzavara… - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background Multimorbidity, the co-occurrence of two or more chronic conditions, is common
among older adults and is known to be associated with high costs and gaps in quality of …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of multimorbidity and implications for health care, research, and medical education: a cross-sectional study

K Barnett, SW Mercer, M Norbury, G Watt, S Wyke… - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Long-term disorders are the main challenge facing health-care systems
worldwide, but health systems are largely configured for individual diseases rather than …

Twelve-year clinical trajectories of multimorbidity in a population of older adults

DL Vetrano, A Roso-Llorach, S Fernández… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Multimorbidity—the co-occurrence of multiple diseases—is associated to poor prognosis,
but the scarce knowledge of its development over time hampers the effectiveness of clinical …