Chronic diseases and geriatric syndromes: The different weight of comorbidity

Davide L. Vetrano; Andrea D. Foebel; Alessandra Marengoni; Vincenzo Brandi; Agnese Collamati; George A. Heckman; John Hirdes; Roberto Bernabei; Graziano Onder

doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2015.10.025

Chronic diseases and geriatric syndromes: The different weight of comorbidity

Davide L. Vetrano
, Andrea D. Foebel
, Alessandra Marengoni
, Vincenzo Brandi
, Agnese Collamati
, George A. Heckman
, John Hirdes
, Roberto Bernabei
, Graziano Onder

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Abstract

Comorbidity is a relevant health determinant in older adults. Co-occurrence of several diseases and other age-associated conditions generates new clinical phenotypes (geriatric syndromes [GS] as falls, delirium etc.). We investigated the association of chronic diseases, alone or in combination, and GS in older adults receiving home care services in 11 European countries and one Canadian province.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	62-67
Number of pages	6
Journal	European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume	27
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2015.10.025
Publication status	Published - 2016

Keywords

Chronic diseases
Comorbidity
Elderly
Frailty
Geriatric syndromes
Multimorbidity

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Chronic diseases and geriatric syndromes: The different weight of comorbidity

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