Multimorbidity and mortality: A data science perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With multimorbidity becoming the norm rather than the exception, the management of multiple chronic diseases is a major challenge facing healthcare systems worldwide.

Methods

Using a large, nationally representative database of electronic medical records from the United Kingdom spanning the years 2005-2016 and consisting over 4.5 million patients, we apply statistical methods and network analysis to identify comorbid pairs and triads of diseases and identify clusters of chronic conditions across different demographic groups. Unlike many previous studies, which generally adopt cross-sectional designs based on single snapshots of closed cohorts, we adopt a longitudinal approach to examine temporal changes in the patterns of multimorbidity. In addition, we perform su

SUBMITTER: Siah KW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9163746 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature