Comparing the association between multiple chronic conditions, multimorbidity, frailty, and survival among older patients with cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The high prevalence of multiple chronic conditions (MCC), multimorbidity, and frailty may affect treatment and outcomes for older adults with cancer. The goal of this study was to use three conceptually distinct measures of morbidity to examine the association between these measures and mortality.

Materials and methods

Using Medicare claims data linked with the 2012-2016 Ohio Cancer Incidence Surveillance System we identified older adults with incident primary cancer sites of breast, colorectal, lung, or prostate (n = 29,140). We used claims data to identify their Elixhauser comorbidities, Multimorbidity-Weighted Index (MWI), and Claims Frailty Index (CFI) as measures of MCC, multimorbidity, and frailty, respectively. We used Cox proportional hazard models to ex

SUBMITTER: Bensken WP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9798334 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature