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. number | Name | Questions asked for self-reported doctor diagnosis |
| (1) | Diabetes | Yes | (2) | Hypertension | Yes | (3) | Arthritis | Yes | (4) | Acid peptic disease | Yes | (5) | Asthma | Yes | (6) | Heart disease | Yes | (7) | Stroke | Yes | (8) | Chronic kidney disease | Yes | (9) | Chronic liver disease (alcohol) | Yes | (10) | Chronic back ache | Yes | (11) | Tuberculosis | Yes | (12) | Filariasis | Yes | (13) | Visual difficulty | Yes | (14) | Deafness | Yes | (15) | Cancer | Yes | (16) | Dementia | Yes | (17) | Epilepsy | Yes | (18) | Thyroid | Yes |
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Depression was screened by using PHQ-9.
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