A literature search was carried out to identify and summarize the existing information on
causes and consequences of comorbidity of chronic somatic diseases. A selection of 82 …

In the past decade, interest has been rising in the development, calculation and use of
summary measures of population health, which combine information on mortality and non …

Background Healthy life expectancy (HALE) summarises mortality and non-fatal outcomes in
a single measure of average population health. It has been used to compare health between …

This article summarizes the conception and diagnosis of the mental health continuum, the
findings supporting the two continua model of mental health and illness, and the benefits of …

The objective of the present study is to compare the QL of a wide range of chronic disease
patients. Secondary analysis of eight existing data sets, including over 15,000 patients, was …

O objetivo foi avaliar o impacto da eliminação das doenças crônicas sobre a expectativa de
vida livre de incapacidade da população idosa. Estudo transversal, de base populacional …

Calls to respect patient autonomy and produce patient-centered outcomes have recently
brought the patient's point of view back into the center of clinical medicine. Bioethics has …

Divorce is one of the main drivers of family instability in sub‐Saharan Africa. Using data from
101 Demographic and Health Surveys and novel estimation techniques, we 1) provide the …

Objective: Health is widely believed to be more than the absence of illness, yet no previous
research has documented whether organizations would benefit if occupational health …

Objectives: To investigate how age at first sexual intercourse is related to the reported
circumstances and to determine how these corresponded to views in early adulthood about …