Implications of multimorbidity patterns on health care utilisation and quality of life in middle-income countries: cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Past studies have demonstrated how single non-communicable diseases (NCDs) affect health care utilisation and quality of life (QoL), but not how different NCD combinations interact to affect these. Our study aims to investigate the prevalence of NCD dyad and triad combinations, and the implications of different NCD dyad combinations on health care utilisation and QoL.

Methods

Our study utilised cross-sectional data from the WHO SAGE study to examine the most prevalent NCD combinations in six large middle-income countries (MICs). Subjects were mostly aged 50 years and above, with a smaller proportion aged 18 to 49 years. Multivariable linear regression was applied to investigate which NCD dyads increased or decreased health care utilisation and QoL, compared with s

SUBMITTER: Sum G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6684869 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature