BACKGROUND There has been an increasing prevalence of both depression and chronic medical conditions globally but the relationship between depression and multi-morbidity is not well understood. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between depression, multi-morbidity (number of chronic medical conditions, and measures of socioeconomic standing (SES) in an elderly Hong...

BACKGROUND Chronic conditions are the leading reason why people seek medical care, yet the current financing and delivery system has been criticized for not promoting ongoing care. The perceptions of physicians, policymakers, and the general public were compared on how well the current system addresses the needs of people with chronic conditions. METHODS National surveys of 1238 physicians an...

OBJECTIVES To characterize the use of and disposition from a tertiary pediatric emergency department (PED) by children with chronic conditions with varying degrees of medical complexity. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study using a dataset of all registered PED patient visits at Seattle Children's Hospital from January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2009. Children's medical comple...

KEY FINDINGS Data from the National Health Interview Survey •In 2015, the percentage of adults aged 18-64 who delayed or did not obtain needed medical care due to cost in the past 12 months was highest among those diagnosed with 2 or more of 10 selected chronic conditions (16.9%), and it was lowest among those with none of the selected conditions (8.5%). •The percentage of adults who delayed ne...