Multimorbidity patterns in the elderly: a new approach of disease clustering identifies complex interrelations between chronic conditions.

Abstract

Multimorbidity is a common problem in the elderly that is significantly associated with higher mortality, increased disability and functional decline. Information about interactions of chronic diseases can help to facilitate diagnosis, amend prevention and enhance the patients' quality of life. The aim of this study was to increase the knowledge of specific processes of multimorbidity in an unselected elderly population by identifying patterns of statistically significantly associated comorbidity.

Bibliografische Daten

OriginalspracheDeutsch
Aufsatznummer12
ISSN1932-6203
DOIs
StatusVeröffentlicht - 2010
pubmed 21209965