Background: With ageing world populations, multimorbidity (presence of two or more chronic
diseases in the same individual) becomes a major concern in public health. Although …

Background A systematic understanding of how multimorbidity has been constructed and
measured is unavailable. This review aimed to examine the definition and measurement of …

Background Multimorbidity places a substantial burden on patients and the healthcare
system, but few contemporary epidemiological data are available. Aim To describe the …

Effective and resource-efficient long-term management of multimorbidity is one of the
greatest health-related challenges facing patients, health professionals, and society more …

Approximately 13% of the total UK workforce is employed in the health and care sector.
Despite substantial workforce planning efforts, the effectiveness of this planning has been …

Objectives To investigate the characteristics and healthcare utilisation of high-cost patients
and to compare high-cost patients across payers and countries. Design Systematic review …

Multimorbidity, which is defined as the co-occurrence of two or more chronic conditions, has
moved onto the priority agenda for many health policymakers and healthcare providers …

An earlier diagnosis is a key strategy for improving the outcomes of patients with cancer.
However, achieving this goal can be challenging, particularly for the growing number of …

Background People with multimorbidity have reduced functional capacity, lower quality of
life, higher mortality rates and use healthcare resources more intensively than healthy …

Aims To understand the role of comorbid substance use disorders (SUDs), or polysubstance
use, in the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD), this study compared patients with OUD …