Association between multimorbidity and hospitalization in older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Luciana Pereira RodriguesAndréa Toledo de Oliveira RezendeFelipe Mendes DelpinoCarolina Rodrigues MendonçaMatias NollBruno Pereira NunesCesar de OlivieraErika Aparecida SilveiraPublished in: Age and ageing (2022)
Multimorbidity was linked to a higher hospitalization risk, and this risk was not affected by the country's wealth and patient's gender. Multimorbidity was also linked to a higher hospital readmission rate in older adults. PROSPERO Registration (Registration number: CRD42021229328).