ArticleBMC public health2010
Multimorbidity - not just an older person's issue. Results from an Australian biomedical study.
Article in BMC public health, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03609658 (Integrated Approach to Patient and Family Engagement for Advance Care Planning for Vulnerable Older Adult Within an Accountable Care Organization), which is not on this map. Cited by 136 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Integrated Approach to Patient and Family Engagement for Advance Care Planning for Vulnerable Older Adult Within an Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
Who cites it
136 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 291 citations in OpenAlex.
- Patterns of multimorbidity and some psychiatric disorders: A systematic review of the literature.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of strategies to reduce polypharmacy on clinically relevant endpoints: a systematic review and meta-analysis.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2016Pooled it
- Multimorbidity and functional decline in community-dwelling adults: a systematic review.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2015Pooled it
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- The prevalence of disease clusters in older adults with multiple chronic diseases--a systematic literature review.PloS one · 2013Pooled it
- Managing patients with multimorbidity: systematic review of interventions in primary care and community settings.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2012Pooled it
- Pain Fluctuations of Women with Subacute Herpetic Neuralgia During Local Methylcobalamin in Combination with Lidocaine Treatment: A Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2023Trial
- The association between multimorbidity and needs-based quality of life in primary care: a cross-sectional questionnaire study.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2026Article
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- Financial burden of older inpatients with multimorbidity in China: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Exploring the relationship between allostatic load and osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional analysis from the North West Adelaide Health Study.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2025Article
- The Impact of Mental Health Comorbidities on Unplanned Admissions for Physical Conditions: A Retrospective Observational Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Multimorbidity Patterns and In-Hospital Outcomes in Chinese Young Women (Aged <55 Years) Presenting with ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Article
- The association between total social exposure and incident multimorbidity: A population-based cohort study.SSM - population health · 2025Article
- Investigating multimorbidity patterns and associated risk factors in the fasa adults cohort study (FACS): A latent class analysis.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Assessment of Potential Drug-Drug Interactions of Psycholeptics and Antidepressants in Outpatient Settings.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Resilience among older adults with multimorbidity using the Connor-Davidson scale in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: health behaviour, socio-economic, and social support predictors.BMC public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundMultimorbidity, the simultaneous occurrence of two or more chronic conditions, is usually associated with older persons. This research assessed multimorbidity across a range of ages so that planners are informed and appropriate prevention programs, management strategies and health service/health care planning can be implemented.
methodsMultimorbidity was assessed across three age groups from data collected in a major biomedical cohort study (North West Adelaide Health Study). Using randomly selected adults, diabetes, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were determined clinically and cardio-vascular disease, osteoporosis, arthritis and mental health by self-report (ever been told by a doctor). A range of demographic, social, risk and protective factors including high blood pressure and high cholesterol (assessed bio-medically), health service use, quality of life and medication use (linked to government records) were included in the multivariate modelling.
resultsOverall 4.4% of the 20-39 year age group, 15.0% of the 40-59 age group and 39.2% of those aged 60 years of age or older had multimorbidity (17.1% of the total). Of those with multimorbidity, 42.1% were aged less than 60 years of age. A variety of variables were included in the final logistic regression models for the three age groups including family structure, marital status, education attainment, country of birth, smoking status, obesity measurements, medication use, health service utilisation and overall health status.
conclusionsMultimorbidity is not just associated with older persons and flexible care management support systems, appropriate guidelines and care-coordination programs are required across a broader age range. Issues such as health literacy and polypharamacy are also important considerations. Future research is required into assessing multimorbidity across the life course, prevention of complications and assessment of appropriate self-care strategies.
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