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 …

Active aging and public health: evidence, implications, and opportunities

S Dogra, DW Dunstan, T Sugiyama… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
By 2050, 20% of the world's population will be over the age of 65 years, with projections that
80% of older adults will be living in low-to middle-income countries. Physical inactivity and …

[BOOK][B] Decade of healthy ageing: baseline report

World Health Organization - 2021 - books.google.com
The Decade of Healthy Ageing 2021-2030 will focus on four key actions: changing how we
think, feel and act towards age and ageing; develo** communities in ways that foster the …

Changing demography and the challenge of dementia in India

V Ravindranath, JS Sundarakumar - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2021 - nature.com
In India, increasing lifespan and decreasing fertility rates have resulted in a growing number
of older persons. By 2050, people over 60 years of age are predicted to constitute 19.1% of …

Beyond chronological age: frailty and multimorbidity predict in-hospital mortality in patients with coronavirus disease 2019

A Marengoni, A Zucchelli, DL Vetrano… - The Journals of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background We evaluated whether frailty and multimorbidity predict in-hospital mortality in
patients with COVID-19 beyond chronological age. Method A total of 165 patients admitted …

Education and wealth inequalities in healthy ageing in eight harmonised cohorts in the ATHLOS consortium: a population-based study

YT Wu, C Daskalopoulou, GM Terrera… - The Lancet Public …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background The rapid growth of the size of the older population is having a substantial effect
on health and social care services in many societies across the world. Maintaining health …

[HTML][HTML] The complex interplay between depression and multimorbidity in late life: risks and pathways

F Triolo, L Harber-Aschan, MB Murri… - Mechanisms of Ageing …, 2020 - Elsevier
Multimorbidity and depression are complex multifactorial conditions with major implications
for older individuals, their families, and healthcare providers. In this sco** review, we …

The incidence of multimorbidity and patterns in accumulation of chronic conditions: A systematic review

P Kudesia, B Salimarouny, M Stanley… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Multimorbidity, the presence of 1+ chronic condition in an individual, remains one of the
greatest challenges to health on a global scale. Although the prevalence of multimorbidity …

The prevalence of multimorbidity and its association with physical activity and sleep duration in middle aged and elderly adults: a longitudinal analysis from China

L He, SJH Biddle, JT Lee, N Duolikun, L Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Preventing chronic disease is important in health policy in countries with
significantly ageing populations. This study aims to examine the prevalence of chronic …

A multistate model of health transitions in older people: a secondary analysis of ASPREE clinical trial data

JT Neumann, LTP Thao, E Callander… - The Lancet Healthy …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Understanding the nature of transitions from a healthy state to chronic diseases
and death is important for planning health-care system requirements and interventions. We …