Generating Older Adult Multimorbidity Trajectories Using Various Comorbidity Indices and Calculation Methods.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Older adult multimorbidity trajectories are helpful for understanding the current and future health patterns of aging populations. The construction of multimorbidity trajectories from comorbidity index scores will help inform public health and clinical interventions targeting those individuals that are on unhealthy trajectories. Investigators have used many different techniques when creating multimorbidity trajectories in prior literature, and no standard way has emerged. This study compares and contrasts multimorbidity trajectories constructed from various methods.

Research design and methods

We describe the difference between aging trajectories constructed with the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) and Elixhauser Comorbidity Index (ECI). We also ex

SUBMITTER: Newman MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10168588 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature