• Comorbidity is often referred to as multimorbidity even though the two are considered distinct clinical scenarios. (wikipedia.org)
  • They looked at the patients' clinical history, comorbidities, lung function, CAT scores, and modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea score. (medscape.com)
  • This study examines the clinical and familial correlates of bipolar disorder when it occurs with and without ASD comorbidity in a well-characterized, research-referred population of youth with bipolar disorder. (psychiatrist.com)
  • We hypothesized that in youth with bipolar disorder, the clinical and familial correlates of bipolar disorder will be comparable irrespective of the comorbidity with ASD. (psychiatrist.com)
  • In the Asia-Pacific region, there is a need for further study of such comorbidities among PLHA, and for their associated clinical care to be better addressed. (amfar.org)
  • It is important to understand the burden of comorbidities and comedications in PLWH to optimize clinical care. (natap.org)
  • Recent surveys indicate that although clinical outcomes have improved in patients with RA, mainly owing to access to more efficient pharmacotherapy, comorbidity remains a major issue in many patients. (lu.se)
  • Objective To determine whether comorbidity is associated with clinical (relapses, disability worsening) and MRI outcomes in multiple sclerosis (MS) by conducting a secondary analysis of the CombiRx clinical trial. (neurology.org)
  • Understanding their interactions and that with clinical variables could be important for disease screening and management.In a cohort of 1969 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients and 316 non-COPD controls, we applied a network-based analysis to explore the associations between multiple comorbidities. (cun.es)
  • Clinical characteristics (age, degree of obstruction, walking, dyspnoea, body mass index) and 79 comorbidities were identified and their interrelationships quantified. (cun.es)
  • Using network visualisation software, we represented each clinical variable and comorbidity as a node with linkages representing statistically significant associations. (cun.es)
  • Although adding age to the full clinical model increased its discriminatory accuracy, at a C statistic of 0.716-0.744 ( P =0.05), the addition of frailty and comorbidity did not further significantly increase the accuracy. (medscape.com)
  • However, the team found that adding age to the clinical model led to significant risk reclassification for all-cause mortality, an effect that was increased further by the addition of frailty and comorbidity. (medscape.com)
  • The objective of the current study was to recognize the clinical features and comorbidities of depression among inpatients in a tertiary care centre. (who.int)
  • Method: This was an observational study in which 50 patients admitted with ICD-10 diagnosis of depression were assessed for clinical symptomatology and comorbidity. (who.int)
  • We compared comorbidities, clinical features and other predictive factors between COVID-19 patients requiring ICU admission for intubation/mechanical ventilation and all other COVID-19 cases in Selangor, Malaysia. (who.int)
  • The most common comorbidity in HF is hypertension, affecting more than 80% of patients, according to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services claims data . (medpagetoday.com)
  • Hypertension was the most common comorbidity followed by dyslipidemia and neuropsychiatric conditions in both PLWH and PLWoH. (natap.org)
  • Except for diabetes and hypertension, each of these conditions on their own account for less than 2% of overall comorbidities. (thehindu.com)
  • In psychiatric diagnoses it has been argued in part that this "'use of imprecise language may lead to correspondingly imprecise thinking', [and] this usage of the term 'comorbidity' should probably be avoided. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, in psychiatric classification, comorbidity does not necessarily imply the presence of multiple diseases, but instead can reflect current inability to supply a single diagnosis accounting for all symptoms. (wikipedia.org)
  • The study objective is to test mechanisms thought to be responsible for the comorbidity between psychiatric and medical sequelae of World Trade Center (WTC) exposures. (cdc.gov)
  • Psychiatric Comorbidity in Binge-Eating Disorder as a Function of Smoking History. (psychiatrist.com)
  • This study examined the prevalence, continuity, and comorbidity of psychiatric disorders among youths during the 15 years after detention in a juvenile justice facility, as well as whether outcomes varied by sex and race/ethnicity. (ojp.gov)
  • The study found that although prevalence and comorbidity of psychiatric disorders decreased as the 1,829 participants aged, 52.3 percent of males and 30.9 percent of females had at least one or more psychiatric disorders 15 years after detention. (ojp.gov)
  • In the context of mental health, comorbidity often refers to disorders that are often coexistent with each other, such as depression and anxiety disorders. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Axis II personality disorders are often criticized because their comorbidity rates are excessively high, approaching 60% in some cases. (wikipedia.org)
  • We also examine the nature of comorbidity and look at psychosis, depression, bipolar disorder, personality disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder in the context of alcohol and drug use. (edu.au)
  • To examine the comorbidity ofpsychiatric disorders in obese women with binge-eating disorder (BED) as a function of smoking history. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Studies should address hypotheses mechanistically connecting sleep-associated disorders in the context of HIV with molecular/cellular pathways that may be related to prevalent HIV-related cardiopulmonary and/or hematological comorbidities. (nih.gov)
  • Children with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) need to be assessed for the presence of ADHD and learning disorders, given the high comorbidity. (medscape.com)
  • A dual diagnosis is a type of comorbidity, which is when someone has two disorders at the same time. (medlineplus.gov)
  • In psychiatry, psychology, and mental health counseling, comorbidity refers to the presence of more than one diagnosis occurring in an individual at the same time. (wikipedia.org)
  • These findings emphasize the need of careful diagnosis and treatment of comorbidities and their risk factors in patients with IPF. (nih.gov)
  • Comorbidities were identified during baseline using ICD-9/10 diagnosis codes from medical claims. (natap.org)
  • MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are critical regulators of gene expression in healthy and diseased states, and numerous studies have established their tremendous potential as a tool for improving the diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2D) and its comorbidities. (frontiersin.org)
  • Doctors should watch for cardiac comorbidities and tuberculosis history immediately upon diagnosis, researchers say in an extended report published in the Sept. 14 issue of the journal RMD Open . (hcplive.com)
  • Patient comorbidities such as psoriatic arthritis (PsA), tonsillitis, and sinusitis are some of the most likely comorbidities linked to diagnosis of generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) for those with psoriasis vulgaris (PsV) , according to new findings, as are treatments such as systemic corticosteroids and phototherapy. (hcplive.com)
  • Sex-specific differences in the severity of symptoms and prevalence of comorbidities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may point to different criteria for diagnosing cardiac comorbidities in women and men, a retrospective analysis suggests. (medscape.com)
  • To describe comorbidity and co-medication in a Danish IPF cohort and the association between clinically important comorbidities and survival. (nih.gov)
  • In addition, patients with COPD are older and frequently present with important comorbidities that also require medical attention. (ersjournals.com)
  • Cite this: Sex Differences in COPD Symptoms Predict Cardiac Comorbidity - Medscape - May 19, 2021. (medscape.com)
  • Fast Five Quiz: Alzheimer's Disease Comorbidities - Medscape - Sep 07, 2023. (medscape.com)
  • Fast Five Quiz: Obesity Comorbidities - Medscape - Jan 31, 2022. (medscape.com)
  • Comorbidity is associated with a decline in many health outcomes and increases in mortality and use of health care resources. (nih.gov)
  • Because various bariatric procedures have different effects on obesity and comorbidities, there are significant differences in patient outcomes. (aafp.org)
  • The study findings suggest the need for clinicians to consider comorbidities and comedications when selecting ARV regimens to minimize drug interactions and adverse events and thereby improve patient outcomes. (natap.org)
  • Comprehensive, multifaceted management of obesity and its comorbidities is essential to improve outcomes. (medscape.com)
  • Persons with tuberculosis (TB) also often have a mental disorder (MD). We examined TB-MD comorbidity prevalence and its impact on TB treatment outcomes as reported in studies set in the United States or in the top five countries of origin (Mexico, the Philippines, India, Vietnam, and China) for non-US-born persons with TB. (cdc.gov)
  • These risk factors have been reported previously for severe COVID-19 cases, and highlight the role that ageing and underlying comorbidities play in severe outcomes to respiratory disease. (who.int)
  • Over 60% of patients with asthma reported arthritis as a comorbidity, 20% also had CVD and 16% diabetes. (nih.gov)
  • A greater awareness of the importance of managing a patients' overall health status within the context of comorbidity is needed together with, increased research on comorbidity to provide an appropriate scientific basis on which to build evidence based care guidelines for these multimorbid patients. (nih.gov)
  • Among 2046 patients in the German COSYCONET (COPD and Systemic Consequences-Comorbidities Net) cohort, most functional parameters and comorbidities and several items on the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) differed significantly between men and women. (medscape.com)
  • Indeed, analysis of stable HF patients in the U.K. determined that comorbidity "accounts for the majority of lost life expectancy in people with heart failure. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Further studies are needed to fully clarify the impact of comorbidities on prognosis in patients diagnosed with IPF. (nih.gov)
  • Using 284,154 patients diagnosed with COPD, we identified frequent disease trajectories comprising time-ordered comorbidities. (nature.com)
  • Interestingly, as many as 42,459 patients did not present with these time-ordered, common comorbidities. (nature.com)
  • An in depth study on patients admitted to hospital and later deceased with the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection revealed that the majority of cases showed one or more comorbidities. (statista.com)
  • Type 2-diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and atrial fibrillation were also among the most common comorbidities in COVID-19 patients who lost their lives. (statista.com)
  • RESUME Afin d'examiner l'expérience d'une clinique de pédopsychiatrie en ce qui concerne la comorbidité et les caractéristiques du traitement des enfants souffrant d'hyperactivité avec déficit de l'attention (HADA), une étude rétrospective a été réalisée auprès des patients de moins de 19 ans qui consultaient à la clinique et chez lesquels un diagnostic de HADA avait été posé. (who.int)
  • There is no doubt that comorbidities increase the risk of hospitalisation and mortality in COPD patients, especially as the airway obstruction becomes more severe 1 . (ersjournals.com)
  • Register-based observational studies are useful sources of information on the impact of comorbidity and the efficacy and safety of antirheumatic treatment in patients with coexisting diseases. (lu.se)
  • As a part of strategies to improve further the management of patients with RA, multidisciplinary collaboration for prevention and early detection of comorbidities is of major importance. (lu.se)
  • Patients at risk should be screened and treated for comorbidities early. (hcplive.com)
  • Overall, 42.7 percent of early rheumatoid arthritis patients and 20.3 early axial spondyloarthritis patients had at least one comorbidity, the researchers found. (hcplive.com)
  • Effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) has dramatically reduced morbidity and mortality among HIV-infected patients, such that a greater number of HIV-infected individuals are now afflicted by non-AIDS comorbidities. (nih.gov)
  • We have one example at our institution where we're fortunate enough to have 1 central location where diabetologists, cardiologists, some GI [gastrointestinal] doctors, and perhaps a nephrologist occasionally, are all located at the same physical place and can see our very high-risk patients with multiple complications or comorbidities to devise a unified treatment plan. (consultantlive.com)
  • The study's investigators pointed out that while it is clear that comorbidities or symptoms are often present in GPP patients, it remained less obvious whether their presence in those with PsV was linked to an increased risk of developing GPP. (hcplive.com)
  • In the analysis published April 4, 2017 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings , increasing frailty independently increased the risk of death from any cause by 14% among patients with ACS who were older than 65, whereas a 1-point jump in comorbidity score was associated with 26% greater risk. (medscape.com)
  • In their analysis, 342 elderly patients (mean age 77.5) hospitalized for ACS between October 2010 and February 2012 were evaluated for frailty using the Fried and Green scores, for physical disability with the Barthel index, for instrumental disability via the Lawton-Brody scale, for cognitive impairment on the Pfeiffer questionnaire, and comorbidities using the Charlson comorbidity index. (medscape.com)
  • Methods: Field data collected during the COVID-19 outbreak in Selangor, Malaysia, up to 13 April 2020 were used, comprising socio-demographic characteristics, comorbidities and presenting symptoms of COVID-19 cases. (who.int)
  • Consequently, segregated analyses possibly will fail to give a complete depiction of the epidemiology of the comorbidities at the population level. (springer.com)
  • For example, in longstanding diabetes mellitus, the extent to which coronary artery disease is an independent comorbidity versus a diabetic complication is not easy to measure, because both diseases are quite multivariate and there are likely aspects of both simultaneity and consequence. (wikipedia.org)
  • The aim of this study was to identify, review and summarise studies reporting the prevalence of comorbidity of chronic diseases in Australia. (nih.gov)
  • In regard to treating Alzheimer's disease and its comorbidities, diseases that share dysregulated pathways are likely to share some therapeutic targets, representing an important direction for ongoing investigation into Alzheimer's disease. (medscape.com)
  • Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory condition, which is associated with an increased risk of comorbidity from other diseases. (lu.se)
  • In recent years a number of studies have been published investigating rosacea comorbidity, the simultaneous occurrence of rosacea and other diseases, such as gastrointestinal diseases or cancer. (rosacea.org)
  • The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of AIDS Research (OAR) funds research on HIV-associated comorbidities, co-infections, and complications through multiple Institutes and Centers (ICs), with a focus on diseases that fall within each IC's mission and HIV/AIDS related funding priorities. (nih.gov)
  • Most of the comorbidities associated with Alzheimer's disease, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, depression, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), are closely related to inflammation. (medscape.com)
  • People with osteoarthritis (OA) face an increased risk of developing comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease, depression, stroke, and diabetes. (lu.se)
  • Sex]-specific differences in COPD comprised not only differences in the level of symptoms, comorbidities, and functional alterations but also differences in their mutual relationships. (medscape.com)
  • The authors used multivariate regression analysis to model potential sex-related differences in the relationship between symptoms in general and CAT items in particular, and the pattern of comorbidities and functional alterations. (medscape.com)
  • Reduction of PTSD symptoms in PTSD and MDD comorbidity has been noticed after a hypoglycemic episode. (frontiersin.org)
  • Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) produce a metabolic effect and are the most powerful interventions for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. (aafp.org)
  • Comorbidities complicate the management of COPD and need to be evaluated carefully. (ersjournals.com)
  • Treatment of COPD inflammation may concomitantly treat systemic inflammation and associated comorbidities. (ersjournals.com)
  • More research is needed on COPD comorbidities and their treatment. (ersjournals.com)
  • Furthermore, comorbidities significantly increase the healthcare costs of COPD 2 . (ersjournals.com)
  • There are two different views relating the observed associations between COPD and its manifestations and comorbidities. (ersjournals.com)
  • Systemic effects and comorbidities of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). (ersjournals.com)
  • COPD comorbidities network. (cun.es)
  • The resulting COPD comorbidity network had 428, 357 or 265 linkages depending on the statistical threshold used (p≤0.01, p≤0.001 or p≤0.0001). (cun.es)
  • Are you familiar with the comorbidities seen with Alzheimer's disease? (medscape.com)
  • We accomplish this via two strategies: 1) by ranking miRNAs based on the number of T2D differentially expressed genes (DEGs) they target, and 2) using only the common DEGs between T2D and its comorbidity, Alzheimer's disease (AD) to predict and rank miRNA. (frontiersin.org)
  • Different bariatric procedures do not affect obesity and comorbidities similarly. (aafp.org)
  • How familiar are you with obesity comorbidities? (medscape.com)
  • The results indicated that statistically significant high hotspots of comorbidity were found in Tigray and Oromia whereas low hotspots were found in Harari and Somali regions. (springer.com)
  • This workshop will foster discussion among experts from different fields and disciplines to share their perspectives and explore interrelationships among multiple comorbidities, in an effort to refine research priorities that aim to improve the health and well-being of people with HIV. (nih.gov)
  • GTS with ADHD comorbidity is associated with more extensive changes in the excitability of motor cortex circuits than uncomplicated GTS or GTS+OCD. (bmj.com)
  • For participants eligible for evaluation of 6-month confirmed disability worsening, we used medical history, concomitant medications, and adverse events to ascertain comorbidity status. (neurology.org)
  • Moreover, they note that, while the concept of frailty is distinct from comorbidity and disability, "some of their measurements overlap" in a confounding way. (medscape.com)
  • Many of these comorbidities are common in the population as a whole. (hcplive.com)
  • The prevalence of comorbidity is high, with 80% of the elderly population having three or more chronic conditions. (nih.gov)
  • Bipolar I disorder comorbidity with ASD represents a very severe psychopathologic state in youth. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Background: Pre-existing comorbidities can predict severe disease requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission among COVID-19 cases. (who.int)
  • People with HIV can now have nearly normal lifespans because of significant progress in HIV treatment, but the quality of their lives may be severely impacted by HIV-related comorbidities, co-infections, and complications. (nih.gov)
  • In medicine, comorbidity - from Latin morbus ("sickness"), co ("together"), -ity (as if - several sicknesses together)[circular reference] - is the presence of one or more additional conditions often co-occurring (that is, concomitant or concurrent) with a primary condition. (wikipedia.org)
  • The purpose of this FOA is to elucidate mechanisms and mediators of sleep and circadian disturbances in people living with HIV, and the consequences and influences of these disturbances on other HIV-related heart, lung and blood comorbidities. (nih.gov)
  • Addressing the issues of childhood comorbidity remains a crucial global public health issue due to its consequences in child wellbeing. (springer.com)
  • Comorbidity in childhood is not random in the country, with high hotspots of comorbidity in the regions of Tigray and Oromia. (springer.com)
  • Comorbidity describes the effect of all other conditions an individual patient might have other than the primary condition of interest, and can be physiological or psychological. (wikipedia.org)
  • TREAT Asia publications and analyses related to HIV and comorbidities can be accessed at http://www.amfar.org/treat-asia/scientific-publications/ . (amfar.org)
  • In multivariate analyses, the Green frailty score independently predicted mortality with a per-point hazard ratio (HR) of 1.11 ( P =0.01) and the Charlson comorbidity index predicted mortality with a per-point hazard ratio of 1.18 ( P =0.05). (medscape.com)
  • Following ACS, "frailty and comorbidity provided significant incremental prognostic information and reclassified the risk of all-cause mortality beyond what age alone can do," write the authors, led by Dr Juan Sanchis (University Clinic Hospital, Valencia, Spain). (medscape.com)
  • Still, they conclude: "Frailty and comorbidity are more important mortality predictors than is age after acute coronary syndrome. (medscape.com)
  • We will also examine the complex interaction between mental health, addiction and physical comorbidities. (edu.au)
  • Details on diagnostic examinations, pulmonary function, medication and comorbidities were registered based on medical records. (nih.gov)
  • The distinction between a systemic manifestation and comorbidity is difficult to define and for the purposes of the present review, the current authors consider them together. (ersjournals.com)
  • Drs Jennifer Green and Dennis Bruemmer share advice for treating complicated cases of type 2 diabetes with comorbidities. (consultantlive.com)