When we have several chronic health conditions as we age, the symptoms we experience can reduce our quality of life. Their goal was to better understand the outcomes of having multiple diseases, the burden that symptoms placed on older adults, and the effects multiple chronic problems had on older adults' ability to function. The most common is cardiovascular disease, which affects more than 100 million people worldwide. Some 70 percent of adults over the age of 75 have more than two chronic health conditions. Nearly 55 percent of Medicare recipients who have had a stroke or heart failure have five or more chronic conditions.
When we have several chronic health conditions as we age, the symptoms we experience can reduce our quality of life. The most common is cardiovascular disease, which affects more than 100 million people worldwide. Some 70 percent of adults over the age of 75 have more than two chronic health conditions. Nearly 55 percent of Medicare recipients who have had a stroke or heart failure have five or more chronic conditions.