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Morbidity and mortality may refer to: Morbidity and Mortality (journal) , now known as Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report , a weekly publication by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and mortality conference , a periodic conference in many medical centers usually held to review cases with poor or avoidable outcomes
The compression of morbidity in public health is a hypothesis put forth [1] by James Fries, professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. The hypothesis was supported by a 1998 study of 1700 University of Pennsylvania alumni over a period of 20 years.
Comorbidity means that one 'index' condition is the focus of attention, and others are viewed in relation to this. In contrast, multimorbidity describes someone having two or more long-term (chronic) conditions without any of them holding priority over the others.
Morbidity Morbidity (from Latin morbidus 'sick, unhealthy') is a diseased state, disability, or poor health due to any cause. [17] The term may refer to the existence of any form of disease, or to the degree that the health condition affects the patient. Among severely ill patients, the level of morbidity is often measured by ICU scoring systems.
Multimorbidity is often referred to as comorbidity even though the two are considered distinct clinical scenarios. [6] [7] [8]Comorbidity means that one 'index' condition is the focus of attention, and others are viewed in relation to this.
Subsequent studies have adapted the comorbidity index into a questionnaire for patients. The Charlson index, especially the Charlson/Deyo, followed by the Elixhauser have been most commonly referred by the comparative studies of comorbidity and multimorbidity measures.
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) is a weekly epidemiological digest for the United States published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It was originally established as Weekly Health Index in 1930, changing its title to Weekly Mortality Index in 1941 and Morbidity and Mortality in 1952.
Disease burden is the impact of a health problem as measured by financial cost, mortality, morbidity, or other indicators. It is often quantified in terms of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) or disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).