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REVIEW article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Aging and Public Health
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1525593
This article is part of the Research Topic Reviews and Applications of Implementation Research in Aging and Public Health View all 13 articles
How to Assess Multimorbidity: A Systematic Review
Provisionally accepted- 1 Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
- 2 Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
Objective To comprehensively and systematically collect the methods used in the evaluation of patients with multiple chronic diseases at home and abroad, summarize and analyze the purpose, characteristics and validity of their initial development, and provide reference for health managers to choose appropriate evaluation methods for multiple chronic diseases.Analysis of the literature was for searches conducted between January 8, 2024 and December 10, 2024 (with no restriction on the date of publication) of eight electronic databases including, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science core database, Scopus, Cochrane Library, CNKI, Wanfang database and the Chinese biomedical literature database according to the 2020 PRISMA guidelines for scoping reviews. Results 54 literatures meeting the criteria were included, involving 54 evaluation methods of multiple chronic diseases. It can be divided into four categories: (1) assessment based on equal weight of disease count and disease severity; (2) Based on physiological and physiological health status assessment; (3) Evaluation based on drug use; (4) Natural language processing evaluation system.Attention should be paid to the assessment of patients with multiple chronic diseases, and standardized and unified assessment methods should be developed in the future to expand the coverage of diseases and deepen the depth of assessment, so as to provide more comprehensive and accurate health management for the growing number of patients with multiple chronic diseases.This systematic review is primarily based on the comprehensive analysis of published literature and did not involve new data collection or direct participation of patients, hence there was no direct contribution from patients or the public. Registration (PROSPERO): CRD42024530474. Keywords Multiple chronic conditions; assessment methods; Systematic ReviewMultiple chronic diseases, as defined by the presence of 2 or more chronic conditions in a single individual, underscore the complexity and variety of health issues faced by individuals.These conditions can significantly impact an individual's overall health, daily functioning, and
Keywords: multiple chronic conditions, assessment methods, Systematic review, old people, Evaluation tool
Received: 10 Nov 2024; Accepted: 06 Mar 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Yao, Liu, Li, Li, Wang and Zhou. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Li Yao, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou Province, China
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