Editing Comorbidity (section)

=== Difference from multimorbidity ===
Comorbidity is often referred to as [[multimorbidity]] even though the two are considered distinct clinical scenarios.<ref name=":07">{{Cite book |url=https://acmedsci.ac.uk/file-download/82222577 |title=Multimorbidity: a priority for global health research |publisher=Academy of Medical Sciences |year=2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Nicholson |first1=Kathryn |last2=Makovski |first2=Tatjana T. |last3=Griffith |first3=Lauren E. |last4=Raina |first4=Parminder |last5=Stranges |first5=Saverio |last6=van den Akker |first6=Marjan |date=22 September 2018 |title=Multimorbidity and comorbidity revisited: refining the concepts for international health research |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0895435618305432 |journal=Journal of Clinical Epidemiology |language=en |volume=105 |pages=142–146 |doi=10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.09.008|pmid=30253215 |s2cid=52825086 }}</ref><ref name=":322">{{Cite journal |last1=Harrison |first1=Christopher |last2=Fortin |first2=Martin |last3=van den Akker |first3=Marjan |last4=Mair |first4=Frances |last5=Calderon-Larranaga |first5=Amaia |last6=Boland |first6=Fiona |last7=Wallace |first7=Emma |last8=Jani |first8=Bhautesh |last9=Smith |first9=Susan |date=2021-01-01 |title=Comorbidity versus multimorbidity: Why it matters |journal=Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity |language=en |volume=11 |pages=263355652199399 |doi=10.1177/2633556521993993 |issn=2633-5565 |pmc=7930649 |pmid=33718251}}</ref>

Comorbidity means that one 'index' condition is the focus of attention, and others are viewed in relation to this. In contrast, multimorbidity describes someone having two or more long-term (chronic) conditions without any of them holding priority over the others. This distinction is important in how the healthcare system treats people and helps making clear the specific settings in which the use of one or the other term can be preferred. Multimorbidity offers a more general and [[Person-centered care|person-centered concept]] that allows focusing on all of the patient's symptoms and providing a more holistic care. In other settings, for example in pharmaceutical research, comorbidity might often be the more useful term to use.<ref name=":14">{{Cite journal |last1=Marengoni |first1=Alessandra |last2=Angleman |first2=Sara |last3=Melis |first3=René |last4=Mangialasche |first4=Francesca |last5=Karp |first5=Anita |last6=Garmen |first6=Annika |last7=Meinow |first7=Bettina |last8=Fratiglioni |first8=Laura |date=12 March 2011 |title=Aging with multimorbidity: A systematic review of the literature |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1568163711000249 |journal=Ageing Research Reviews |language=en |volume=10 |issue=4 |pages=430–439 |doi=10.1016/j.arr.2011.03.003|pmid=21402176 |s2cid=40912813 }}</ref><ref name=":322"/>