Multimorbidity transitions and the associated healthcare cost among the Finnish adult population during a two-year follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ageing of the population increases the prevalence and coexistence of many chronic diseases; a condition called multimorbidity. In Finland, information on the significance of multimorbidity and its relation to the sustainability of healthcare is scarce.

Aim

To assess the prevalence of multimorbidity, the transitions between patient groups with and without multiple diseases and the associated healthcare cost in Finland in 2017-2019.

Methods

A register-based cohort study covering all adults (n = 3,326,467) who used Finnish primary or specialised healthcare services in 2017. At baseline, patients were classified as 'non-multimorbid', 'multimorbid' or 'multimorbid at risk' based on the recordings of a diagnosis of interest. The costs were calculated using

SUBMITTER: Wikstrom K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10498690 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature