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Table 4 Summary of high, medium and low consensus LTCs considered for inclusion in the definition of multimorbidity based on target criteria

From: Adapting the definition of multimorbidity – development of a locality-based consensus for selecting included Long Term Conditions

High consensus LTCsa Medium consensus LTCsb Low consensus LTCsc
Asthma Anxiety Disorders Alcohol Dependence
Atrial Fibrillation Blindness/Severe Visual Impairment Anorexia or Bulimia
Cancer Chronic Pain Back Pain
Chronic Kidney Disease Cognitive and Learning Disabilities Headache
COPD Deafness/Severe Hearing Impairment HIV/AIDS
Coronary Heart Disease Inflammatory Bowel Disease Liver Disease
Dementia Multiple Sclerosis Lupus
Depression Osteoarthritis Migraines
Diabetes Osteoporosis Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Epilepsy Parkinson’s Disease Other Inflammatory Polyarthropathies & Systemic Connective Tissue Disorders
Heart Failure Peripheral Arterial/Vascular Disease Personality Disorder
Hypertension Rheumatoid Arthritis Phobias
Stroke Serious Mental Illness Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  Thyroid Problems Sickle Cell Anaemia
  Transient Ischaemic Attack Viral Hepatitis (B & C)
  1. aAll high consensus LTCs (n = 13) met the target criteria score and included for further evaluation
  2. bThe medium consensus LTCs highlighted in bold (n = 12) met the target criteria score and included for further evaluation
  3. cThe low consensus LTCs highlighted in bold (n = 7) were considered locally important and included for further evaluation
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BMC Family Practice

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