Gina Bravo

TL;DR: The prevalence of multimorbidity in family practice patients is quite high and increases significantly with age in both men and women, whether measured by simply counting the number of conditions or using the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS).

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity in primary care patients by counting the number of chronic medical conditions and using a measure that considers the severity of these conditions, the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS).

TL;DR: Physical more than mental health deteriorated with increasing multimorbidity, and perceived social support and self-perception of economic status were significantly related to all scales of the SF-36, which adversely affected HRQOL in primary-care adult patients.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used the ZBI questionnaire to assess the burden experienced by the caregivers of persons with dementia and found no significant difference in the burden score according to the age, gender, living arrangement, marital status or employment status of the caregiver.

TL;DR: The results show that the test-retest reliability is high and the validity of theBBT is shown by significant correlations between the BBT, an upper limb performance measurement and a functional independence measurement, which will help rehabilitation clinicians to differentiate better between real difficulties and those that may be attributed to normal aging.