[Multimorbidity and its Importance in Future Health Care in Germany: a Secondary Data Analysis Based on 67 Million Health Insurance Policy Holders].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multimorbidity is a particular challenge for health care systems. In Germany, epidemiological findings are primarily sample-based. The estimated prevalence among adults in Germany is high, but there are methodological problems, such as a lack of a uniform definition.

Method

Statutory health insurance data from the information system for health care data ("Informationssystem Versorgungsdaten") of the former German Institute for Medical Documentation and Information were analyzed. A total of 67.3 million people with statutory health insurance in 2014 were included. Multimorbidity was defined by the presence of at least three chronic diseases from a list of 46 diseases per ICD-10.

Results

A total of 21,157,937 individuals, or 31.4% of the total cohort, were de

SUBMITTER: Schmitz MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11248392 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature