Multimorbidity Patterns and Unplanned Hospitalisation in a Cohort of Older Adults.

ABSTRACT: The presence of multiple chronic conditions (i.e., multimorbidity) increases the risk of hospitalisation in older adults. We aimed to examine the association between different multimorbidity patterns and unplanned hospitalisations over 5 years. To that end, 2,250 community-dwelling individuals aged 60 years and older from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen (SNAC-K) were studied. Participants were grouped into six multimorbidity patterns using a fuzzy c-means cluster analysis. The associations between patterns and outcomes were tested using Cox models and negative binomial models. After 5 years, 937 (41.6%) participants experienced at least one unplanned hospitalisation. Compared to participants in the unspecific multimorbidity pattern, those in the cardiovascular d

SUBMITTER: Akugizibwe R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7764652 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature