Multimorbidity measures were poor predictors of adverse events in patients aged ≥80 years : a prospective cohort study

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OBJECTIVES: To assess and compare the ability of two measures of multimorbidity and a simple disease count (DC) to predict health outcomes in a population of patients aged ≥80 years.

STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: A prospective, observational, and population-based cohort study including 567 individuals [3.0 years (standard deviation ± 0.25) follow-up].

RESULTS: Of the patients, 37.6% were reported with five or more diseases. Multimorbidity was measured by means of a modified Charlson comorbidity index [mCCI; median score, 5 (range, 4-15)], Cumulative Illness Rating Scale [CIRS; median score, 4 (range, 1-11)], and a simple DC of 22 selected chronic conditions [median score, 4 (range, 0-13)]. All measures were independently related to mortality [adjusted hazard ratio (HR) mCCI, 2.5 (confidence interval {CI}: 1.5, 4.1); CIRS, 2.1 (CI: 1.4, 3.2); DC, 2.1 (CI: 1.4, 3.2)] and hospitalization [adjusted HR DC, 2.3 (CI: 1.7, 3.1); mCCI, 2.1 (CI: 1.5, 3.0), CIRS, 1.9 (CI: 1.5, 2.6)] but not to functional decline. Areas under the curve for mortality and hospitalization were all below 0.70. Net reclassification improvements did not indicate that any one measure provided a significant benefit over the others.

CONCLUSION: In this population, the mCCI, CIRS, and unweighted DC predicted mortality and hospitalization but not functional decline. There is no clear advantage of using one measure over another.

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CommentIn: J Clin Epidemiol. 2016 Mar;71:114-5. - PMID 26077791

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:68

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical epidemiology - 68(2015), 2 vom: 09. Feb., Seite 220-7

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Boeckxstaens, Pauline [VerfasserIn]
Vaes, Bert [VerfasserIn]
Van Pottelbergh, Gijs [VerfasserIn]
De Sutter, An [VerfasserIn]
Legrand, Delphine [VerfasserIn]
Adriaensen, Wim [VerfasserIn]
Matheï, Catharina [VerfasserIn]
Dalleur, Olivia [VerfasserIn]
Degryse, Jan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Functional decline
Hospitalization
Journal Article
Measurement
Mortality
Multimorbidity
Observational Study
Older persons
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 05.05.2015

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: J Clin Epidemiol. 2016 Mar;71:114-5. - PMID 26077791

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.08.010

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NLM244815453