Understanding multimorbidity trajectories in Scotland using sequence analysis.

ABSTRACT: Understanding how multiple conditions develop over time is of growing interest, but there is currently limited methodological development on the topic, especially in understanding how multimorbidity (the co-existence of at least two chronic conditions) develops longitudinally and in which order diseases occur. We aim to describe how a longitudinal method, sequence analysis, can be used to understand the sequencing of common chronic diseases that lead to multimorbidity and the socio-demographic factors and health outcomes associated with typical disease trajectories. We use the Scottish Longitudinal Study (SLS) linking the Scottish census 2001 to disease registries, hospitalisation and mortality records. SLS participants aged 40-74 years at baseline were followed over a 10-year period (2001

SUBMITTER: Cezard G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9526700 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature