Long-term chronic conditions in individuals with mental and behavioural disorders: A data linkage study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the physical health conditions among health service users in the first year since recorded mental disorder diagnosis in Western Australia.

Methods

Community mental health, emergency department (ED) and inpatient records of individuals aged ⩾ 18 years with a recorded mental disorder diagnosis in state-funded health services were analysed. We identified long-term physical health conditions recorded within the first year of the first recorded mental disorder diagnosis. Prevalence of physical comorbidity across time was estimated using multinomial logistic regression. Mean number of health service contacts in the first year of the recorded mental disorder diagnosis was obtained using generalised linear model.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Lee CMY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11837424 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature