Functional decline and associated factors in patients with multimorbidity at 8 months of follow-up in primary care: the functionality in pluripathological patients (FUNCIPLUR) longitudinal descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyse short-term functional decline and associated factors in over 65-year-olds with multimorbidity.

Design and setting

Prospective multicentre study conducted in three primary care centres, over an 8-month period. During this period, we also analysed admissions to two referral hospitals.

Participants

Of the 241 patients ≥65 years included randomly in the study, 155 were already part of a multimorbidity programme (stratified by 'Adjusted Clinical Groups') and 86 were newly included (patients who met Ollero's criteria and with ≥1 hospital admission the previous year). Patients who were institutionalised, unable to complete follow-up or receiving dialysis were excluded.

Outcomes and variables

The primary outcome was the decrease in functional statu

SUBMITTER: Martin Lesende I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6067403 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature