Pathogenesis of multimorbidity—what is known?
Wetterling, T. · Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2020 · Heft 7 · S. 590 bis 596
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Zusammenfassung
For affected persons multimorbidity is a major burden that leads to impairment of the quality of life, including mobility and restrictions on self-sufficiency. As a result, mental disorders, particularly depression, often occur [4]. Multimorbidity is also commonly associated with cognitive disorders [12] and leads to increased mortality [29]. In view of these facts, the number of scientific publications on the topic of multimorbidity has significantly increased in recent years.A difficulty in considering the studies is that a generally accepted definition of multimorbidity and standardized assessment tools has s…