Although multi-morbidity becomes more common with age, more than the half those with multi-morbidity and nearly two-thirds with physical mental health comorbidity are younger than 65[52]2].
Noncommunicable diseases, which are characterized by shared risk factors, multi-morbidity, and chronicity, pose several challenges for the organization of healthcare.
16, 17 It is a complex interplay of multi-morbidity and aging physiology.
Residents can be physically dependent, cognitively compromised, suffering from multi-morbidity and having many complex medical needs.
Especially in elderly patients, pharmacotherapy management is challenging as polypharmacy, multi-morbidity and concomitant disabilities are often present.
Thus, aim to improve the continuity of care for older persons with multi-morbidity and their family members.
Using different criteria, 58% of people had multi-morbidity and they accounted for 78% of consultations [ 3].
Our study strengthens the findings by Gunn et al. (8), which identified that self-rated HRQOL partially mediated the link between multi-morbidity and depressive symptoms.
Our findings also add new information on the relationship between self perceived SES measured by the SES ladder, multi-morbidity and clinically relevant depressive symptoms in Chinese elderly.
Frail elderly people are at high risk of developing chronic disease, multi-morbidity and functional impairments, which often result in dependence in daily activities [ 3- 7].
Chronic disease patterns were investigated with cluster analysis, which facilitated exploration of the complex array of conditions comprising "multi-morbidity", and whether particular patterns were associated with falls.
