Research Article

Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess Multimorbidity in Primary Care: An Indian Experience

Table 1

List of chronic diseases.

Diseases included
Sl. numberNameQuestions asked for self-reported doctor diagnosis

(1)DiabetesYes
(2)HypertensionYes
(3)ArthritisYes
(4)Acid peptic diseaseYes
(5)AsthmaYes
(6)Heart diseaseYes
(7)StrokeYes
(8)Chronic kidney diseaseYes
(9)Chronic liver disease (alcohol)Yes
(10)Chronic back acheYes
(11)TuberculosisYes
(12)FilariasisYes
(13)Visual difficultyYes
(14)DeafnessYes
(15)CancerYes
(16)DementiaYes
(17)Epilepsy Yes
(18)Thyroid Yes

Depression was screened by using PHQ-9.