Table 3 Summary of low consensus LTCs based on literature search, including those locally important considered for inclusion in the definition of multimorbidity (n = 47)
Alcohol Dependence | ‘Medication Abuse’ |
Anorexia or Bulimia | Memory Disturbance |
Back Pain | Migraines |
Bowel Incontinence | Motor Neurone Disease (MND) |
Bronchiectasis | Obesity |
Cerebral Palsy | Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD) |
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)/ Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) | Other Facial Pain |
Chronic Sinusitis | Other Inflammatory Polyarthropathies and Systemic Connective Tissue Disorders |
Chronic Skin Ulcer | Substance dependence |
Constipation | Personality Disorder |
Cystic Fibrosis | Phobias |
Diverticular Disease/Diverticulitis | Polio |
‘Drug Abuse’ | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
Dyspepsia | Prostate Disorders |
Eczema | Psoriasis |
Endometriosis | Rare Long-Term Neurological LTCs |
Frailty | Sickle Cell Anaemia |
Gout | ‘Tobacco Abuse’ |
Headache | Tooth Decay |
High Cholesterol | Trigeminal Neuralgia |
HIV/AIDS | Urinary Incontinence |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) | Urinary System LTCs |
Liver Disease (chronic) | Viral Hepatitis (B & C) |
Lupus |