Children and adolescents are not small adults: toward a better understanding of multimorbidity in younger populations

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorvan den Akker, M.
dc.contributor.authorDieckelmann, M.
dc.contributor.authorHussain, M.A.
dc.contributor.authorBond-Smith, D.
dc.contributor.authorMuth, C.
dc.contributor.authorPati, S.
dc.contributor.authorSaxena, S.
dc.contributor.authorSilva, D.
dc.contributor.authorSkoss, R.
dc.contributor.authorStraker, L.
dc.contributor.authorThompson, S.C.
dc.contributor.authorKatzenellenbogen, J.M.
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractMultimorbidity is of an increasing importance for the health of both children and adults but research has hitherto focused on adult multimorbidity. Hence, public awareness, practice, and policy lack vital information about multimorbidity in childhood and adolescence. We convened an international and interdisciplinary group of experts from six nations to identify key priorities supported by published evidence to strengthen research for children and adolescent with multimorbidity. Future research is encouraged (1) to develop a conceptual framework to capture unique aspects of child and adolescent multimorbidity-including definitions, characteristic patterns of conditions for different age groups, its dynamic nature through childhood and adolescence, and understanding of severity and trajectories for different clusters of multiple chronic conditions, (2) to define new indices to classify the presence of multimorbidity in children and adolescents, (3) to improve the availability and linkage of data across countries, (4) to synthesize evidence on the global phenomenon of multimorbidity in childhood and adolescence and health inequalities, and (5) to involve children and adolescents in research relevant to their health.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityMarjan van den Akker, Mirjam Dieckelmann, Mohammad Akhtar Hussain, Daniela Bond-Smith, Christiane Muth, Sanghamitra Pati, Sonia Saxena, Desiree Silva, Rachel Skoss, Leon Straker, Sandra C. Thompson, Judith M. Katzenellenbogen
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2022; 149:165-171
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.07.003
dc.identifier.issn0895-4356
dc.identifier.issn1878-5921
dc.identifier.orcidThompson, S.C. [0000-0003-0327-7155]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/137662
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.rights© 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.07.003
dc.subjectMultimorbidity
dc.subjectChildhood
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectInfant
dc.subjectPediatric
dc.subjectMultiple chronic conditions
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshChronic Disease
dc.subject.meshAdolescent
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshChild
dc.subject.meshMultimorbidity
dc.titleChildren and adolescents are not small adults: toward a better understanding of multimorbidity in younger populations
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

Files

Collections

Medicine publications