Department of Hematology/Oncology, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Drive, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
Department of Medicine, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA 01199, USA.
Clin Geriatr Med. 2020 Nov;36(4):569-584. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2020.06.002. Epub 2020 Aug 16.
Multimorbidity is a global health challenge. Here, we define multimorbidity, describe ways multimorbidity is measured, discuss the prevalence of multimorbidity and how it differs across different populations, examine mechanisms of disease and disability, and discuss the effects of multimorbidity on outcomes such as survival and function.
多病共存是一项全球性的健康挑战。在这里,我们定义了多病共存,描述了多病共存的测量方法,讨论了多病共存的流行程度以及它在不同人群中的差异,研究了疾病和残疾的发生机制,并讨论了多病共存对生存和功能等结果的影响。