Association between Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Groups risk scores and self-reported outcome measures: an observational study among individuals with complex or long-term conditions in Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Investigate the association between Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Groups (ACG) risk scores and low scores in self-reported outcome measures (SROMs) among individuals with complex or long-term conditions.

Design

Longitudinal study using five ACG risk scores based on diagnoses from general practitioner (GP) visits in 1 year and responses to a survey including three SROMs 4 months later.

Setting

Four adjacent municipalities in Central Norway.

Participants

Non-institutionalised individuals ≥18 years with ≥1 diagnosis code indicating a complex or long-term condition, ≥1 visit to a GP, and who participated in the survey (n=2944).

Measures

Dependent variables were low scores in the three SROMs (threshold for being defined as a low score in parenthes

SUBMITTER: Hosar R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10510856 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature