PURPOSE We sought to identify and compare studies reporting the prevalence of multimorbidity
and to suggest methodologic aspects to be considered in the conduct of such studies. …

Previous studies about the association of multimorbidity and the health-related quality of life
(HRQOL) in primary-care patients are limited because of their reliance on simple counts of …

PURPOSE Many randomized controlled trials (RCTs) exclude patients who have multiple
comorbidities. The aim of this study was to illustrate the prevalence of comorbidities among …

Background Published prevalence studies on multimorbidity present diverse data collection
methods, sources of data, targeted age groups, diagnoses considered and study populations…

PURPOSE Psychological distress may decrease adherence to medical treatments and lead
to poorer health outcomes of chronic diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

Background The presence of multiple chronic conditions is associated with lower health
related quality of life (HRQOL). Disease severity also influences HRQOL. To analyse the effects …

Background Lifestyle factors have been associated mostly with individual chronic diseases.
We investigated the relationship between lifestyle factors (individual and combined) and the …

Despite the recent surge in the publication of novel instrumental sensors for explosives
detection, canines are still widely regarded as one of the most effective real-time field method of …

Background Measures of multimorbidity are often applied to source data, populations or
outcomes outside the scope of their original developmental work. As the development of a …

Background Consensus on terminology for multiple diseases is lacking. Because of the clinical
relevance and social impact of multiple concurrent diseases, it is important that concepts …