This "compression of morbidity", where chronic illness and disability are squeezed into ever-shorter periods at the end of life, is a recent trend among ageing populations.

这种“疾病压缩”，即慢性病和能力丧失被压缩到生命终了前的很短的时间段内，是老龄化人口中的一种当前趋势。

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The frail elderly often suffer from a combination of multiple chronic diseases that jointly produce disability and predispose them to vulnerability in the face of acute illness.

老年人身体衰弱，往往患有多种慢性病，从而导致残疾，并且极易受急性病患的侵害。

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Chronic pain can exacerbate or prolong the function disability of the patients.

慢性疼痛可加重或延长脑外伤病人的功能残疾。

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Osteoarthritis is the result of infection, trauma or simply age, and is the leading cause of chronic disability worldwide.

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