Assessing and Measuring Chronic Multimorbidity in the Older Population: A Proposal for Its Operationalization
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2016
Abstract:
Although the definition of multimorbidity as "the simultaneous presence of two or more chronic diseases" is well established, its operationalization is not yet agreed. This study aims to provide a clinically driven comprehensive list of chronic conditions to be included when measuring multimorbidity.
CRIS type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Chronic disease; Epidemiology; International Classification of Diseases
List of contributors:
Calderón Larrañaga, Amaia; Vetrano, Davide L; Onder, Graziano; Gimeno Feliu, Luis A; Coscollar Santaliestra, Carlos; Carfí, Angelo; Pisciotta, Maria S; Angleman, Sara; Melis, René J. F; Santoni, Giola; Mangialasche, Francesca; Rizzuto, Debora; Welmer, Anna Karin; Bernabei, Roberto; Prados Torres, Alexandra; Marengoni, Alessandra; Fratiglioni, Laura
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