Defining and measuring multimorbidity: a systematic review of systematic reviews

MC Johnston, M Crilly, C Black… - European journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Multimorbidity, the coexistence of multiple health conditions, is a growing public
health challenge. Research and intervention development are hampered by the lack of …

New horizons in multimorbidity in older adults

AJ Yarnall, AA Sayer, A Clegg, K Rockwood… - Age and …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The concept of multimorbidity has attracted growing interest over recent years, and more
latterly with the publication of specific guidelines on multimorbidity by the National Institute …

Immunosenescence, inflammaging, and frailty: role of myeloid cells in age-related diseases

A Bleve, F Motta, B Durante, C Pandolfo… - Clinical reviews in …, 2022 - Springer
The immune system is the central regulator of tissue homeostasis, ensuring tissue
regeneration and protection against both pathogens and the neoformation of cancer cells. Its …

The essence of frailty: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis on frailty concepts and definitions

U Junius-Walker, G Onder, D Soleymani… - European journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background One of the major threats looming over the growing older population is frailty. It is
a distinctive health state characterised by increased vulnerability to internal and external …

Multimorbidity and comorbidity revisited: refining the concepts for international health research

K Nicholson, TT Makovski, LE Griffith, P Raina… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
While both terms focus on the occurrence of multiple chronic conditions within the same
individual, the term “comorbidity” refers to the combined effects of additional conditions in …

Effectiveness and safety of apixaban, dabigatran, and rivaroxaban versus warfarin in frail patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

BK Martinez, NA Sood, TJ Bunz… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Frailty predicts poorer outcomes and decreased anticoagulation use in patients
with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. We sought to assess the effectiveness and safety of …

Accelerated aging in people experiencing homelessness: A rapid review of frailty prevalence and determinants

R Mantell, YIJ Hwang, K Radford, S Perkovic… - Frontiers in public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Older people experiencing homelessness (PEH) are a rapidly growing
population at risk of accelerated aging and the early onset of geriatric conditions. One …

Effectiveness and safety of DOACs vs. warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation and frailty: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Zeng, Y Zheng, J Jiang, J Ma, W Zhu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and frailty are a considerable group in clinical
practice. However, existing studies provide insufficient evidence of anticoagulation …

Effectiveness and safety of anticoagulation therapy in frail patients with atrial fibrillation

D Kim, PS Yang, JH Sung, E Jang, HT Yu, TH Kim… - Stroke, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Frail patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are less likely to receive anticoagulation
than nonfrail patients with AF despite frailty being associated with poorer clinical outcomes …

Multimorbidity, frailty and functional disability in octogenarians: A structural equation analysis of relationship

NRS Pivetta, JCS Marincolo, AL Neri… - Archives of gerontology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Path analysis allows for an understanding of the complex interrelationships between
multiple variables and interactions in the octogenarians. The aim of this study was to …