Some combinations of long-term health conditions linked to worse quality of life
Certain combinations of long-term health conditions are associated with worse quality of life and should be taken into account when assessing patients.
Jan 9, 2025
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Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation: News and Research on Multimorbidity
MeSH tree: N05.715.350.225.500
New research reveals link between air pollution, water quality and multiple long-term chronic conditions in Serbia
Multimorbidity is the presence of two or more chronic health conditions that create disability and poor quality of life in old age. In 2023, the overall global prevalence of multimorbidity was 37.2%. However, the mechanisms ...
Dec 3, 2024
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Proteins carried in the blood offer new insights into aging and age-related disease risk
Chronological age is the most important factor determining risk of disease and death in adults. However, life expectancy can vary considerably among individuals with similar chronological age.
Aug 8, 2024
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Addressing the prevalence of multimorbidity among aging adults
The United Nations Population Division estimates the number of people aged 65 and older will double over the next three decades, reaching 1.6 billion by 2050. As more people are living longer, they are more likely to have ...
Jul 17, 2024
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Osteoarthritis may double risk of speedy progression to severe multimorbidity, study finds
Osteoarthritis—a condition in which the protective cartilage on the ends of bones breaks down—may more than double the risk of speedy progression to accumulating severe long term conditions (multimorbidity), finds a 20 year ...
Jul 9, 2024
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New methods provide increased survival for the elderly after surgery
A recent study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital shows that survival rates after surgery have significantly improved over the years, even though patients have become sicker and older. ...
Jun 14, 2024
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Study finds hot weather increases risk of emergency hospitalizations for patients with multimorbidity
Australians are no strangers to long, hot summers, but new Griffith University research has looked at the impact of hot weather on patients with pre-existing chronic diseases and how it increases their risk of being hospitalized.
Jun 4, 2024
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Half of those with HIV in developed countries are at least age 50, at higher risk of frailty and multiple comorbidities
A new research review to be presented at a pre-congress day for this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024) will focus on the growing prevalence of HIV in older adults, with—using ...
Mar 27, 2024
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New study identifies subgroups of older adults at high risk of multimorbidity
Research from the Healthy Lifespan Institute has identified subgroups of people with different health behaviors and their association with multimorbidity in older adults in England. The findings of this new study, published ...
Mar 21, 2024
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Research team analyzes hospital stay data, identifies key points where disease trajectories diverge
The world population is aging at an increasing pace. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2023, one in six people was over 60 years old. By 2050, the number of people over 60 is expected to double to 2.1 billion.
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