Patterns of multimorbidity and pharmacotherapy: a total population cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treatment of multimorbid patients can be improved. Development of patient-centred care of high-quality requires context-bound understanding of the multimorbid population's patterns of demographics, co-morbidities and medication use.

Objective

The aim of this study was to identify patterns of multimorbidity in the total population of Region Stockholm, Sweden, by exploring demographics, claimed prescription drugs, risk of mortality and non-random association of conditions.

Methods

In this cross-sectional descriptive population-based cohort study, we extracted data from the Swedish VAL database (N = 2 323 667) including all consultations in primary and specialized outpatient care, all inpatient care and all prescriptions claimed during 2017. We report number o

SUBMITTER: Forslund T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8006765 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature