Background The increasing burden of multimorbidity and its socioeconomic gradient poses
unique challenges to the provision and structure of health care. We aimed to describe …

Background Chronic ultimorbidity is the most frequent and serious health problem in older
adults. Home visiting programmes could be a strategy with potential benefits. However …

Importance Clinical experience suggests that hospital inpatients have become more
complex over time, but few studies have evaluated this impression. Objective To assess …

Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with multimorbidity in
adulthood. This link may be mediated by psychosocial and biological factors, but evidence is …

Objective Antipsychotic reduction in nursing homes has been a focus of research and policy
attention for several decades; however, there is evidence that these initiatives may have had …

Background As people live longer, they are at increased risk for chronic diseases and
disability. Self-management is a strategy to improve health outcomes and quality of life of …

Objective The study aimed to understand multimorbidity among adults in a high-tech city in
southern coastal China that has undergone rapid economic development and to investigate …

Background Estimates of polypharmacy have primarily been derived from prescription
claims, and less is known about the use of non-prescription medications (alone or in …

Moral distress occurs when one knows a morally correct action to take but feels powerless to
act the way one believes is right. Moral distress has been studied in many contexts but there …

In Ontario, Canada, rising rates of caregiver distress have been the 'canary in the coal
mine'for a health system out of balance with the needs of an ageing population. Community …