Epidemiology of multimorbidity in childhood cancer survivors: a matched cohort study of inpatient hospitalisations in Western Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood cancer survivors (CCS) experience an elevated burden of health complications, underscoring the importance of understanding the patterns of multimorbidity to guide the management of survivors with complex medical needs.

Methods

We examined the patterns of hospitalisations with multimorbidity in 5-year CCS (n = 2938) and age- and sex-matched non-cancer comparisons (n = 24,792) using statewide records of inpatient admissions in Western Australia from 1987 to 2019.

Results

Multimorbidity rates were higher for CCS (10.6, 95%CI 10.2-10.9) than for non-cancer comparisons (3.2, 95%CI 3.2-3.3). CCS exhibited a significantly higher adjusted hazard ratio of multimorbidity, particularly when admitted for neoplasms (14.6, 95%CI 11.2-19.1), as well as blood (7.

SUBMITTER: Abdalla T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11906868 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature