Does multimorbidity still remain a matter of the elderly: Lithuanian national data analysis

Multimorbidity, which is defined as the presence of two or more chronic conditions at the same time, has become recognized as the most common medical status [1]. It is clear that the paradigm of “1 patient and 1 disease” no longer fits the medical necessities and needs of most patients, and a more holistic, patient-centered view needs to be developed [2–5]. It is well-known that the proportion of patients with more than one chronic condition increases with age hitting 85% in over 85  year olds [5].

Source: Health Policy - March 14, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: E. Jurevi čienė, G. Onder, Ž. Visockienė, R. Puronaitė, D. Petrikonytė, U. Gargalskaitė, V. Kasiulevičius, R. Navickas Source Type: research