Background: Little is known about how multimorbidity, dementia and increasing age
combine to influence health outcomes or utilization. Our objective was to examine the joint …

Background For community-dwelling older persons with dementia, the presence of
multimorbidity can create complex clinical challenges for both individuals and their …

Objective To describe factors associated with multimorbidity in community-dwelling older
adults; to determine if a simple measure of multimorbidity predicts death over 5 years; and to …

Older people living with dementia have on an average four co-morbidities compared with
older people without dementia who have two on average [1]. Nearly 9 in 10 people living …

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 …

Aim To examine the impact of geriatric conditions and multimorbidity on the risk of incident
disability and mortality among young‐old and old‐old adults. Methods The present study …

Background: Multimorbidity (multiple co-occurring chronic diseases) is associated with
greater likelihood of disability and mortality, above and beyond the risk attributable to …

Objective. We aimed to disentangle the effect of chronic multimorbidity and disability on 3‐
year functional decline and survival in the elderly. Design. Prospective cohort study with a …

Objective To determine if multimorbidity is associated with functional status, and to assess if
multimorbidity predicts declining functional status over a 5-year time frame, after accounting …

Objective To review literature and provide a pooled effect for the association between
multimorbidity and mortality in older adults. Methods A systematic review was performed of …