The present critical review was conducted to evaluate the clinimetric properties of the
Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), an assessment tool designed specifically to predict long …

Background A systematic understanding of how multimorbidity has been constructed and
measured is unavailable. This review aimed to examine the definition and measurement of …

PURPOSE Many patients consulting in primary care have multiple conditions
(multimorbidity). Aims of this review were to identify measures of multimorbidity and …

Background. Multimorbidity, defined as the coexistence of 2 or more chronic diseases, is a
common phenomenon especially in older people. Numerous efforts to establish a …

OBJECTIVES: To update previous guidelines to score the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale
(CIRS) and test their usefulness in hospitalized elderly patients. DESIGN: The CIRS was …

Background Reducing health care costs requires the ability to identify patients most likely to
incur high costs. Our objective was to evaluate the ability of the Charlson comorbidity score …

Objective. We aimed to disentangle the effect of chronic multimorbidity and disability on 3‐
year functional decline and survival in the elderly. Design. Prospective cohort study with a …

OBJECTIVE: In this study, we evaluate the impact of disability and multimorbidity on the risk
of all-cause death in a population of frail older persons living in community. STUDY DESIGN …

Background. An increasing proportion of people are living with multiple health conditions, or
'multimorbidity'. Measures of multimorbidity are useful in studies of interventions in primary …

This study assessed the degree to which anxiety and depression symptoms are associated
with memory and executive functioning among community-dwelling older adults (N= 120; M …