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Title: Generating Older Adult Multimorbidity Trajectories Using Various Comorbidity Indices and Calculation Methods
Citation Type: Journal Article
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ISSN: 2399-5300
DOI: 10.1093/GERONI/IGAD023
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Abstract: Background and Objectives Older adult multimorbidity trajectories are helpful for understanding the current and future health patterns of aging populations. The construction of multimorbidity trajectories from comorbidity index scores will help inform public health and clinical interventions targeting those individuals that are on unhealthy trajectories. Investigators have used many different techniques when creating multimorbidity trajectories in prior literature, and no standard way has emerged. This study compares and contrasts multimorbidity trajectories constructed from various methods. Research Design and Methods We describe the difference between aging trajectories constructed with the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) and Elixhauser Comorbidity Index (ECI). We also explore the differences between acute (single-year) and chronic (cumulative) derivations of CCI and ECI scores. Social determinants of health can affect disease burden over time; thus, our models include income, race/ethnicity, and sex differences. Results We use group-based trajectory modeling (GBTM) to estimate multimorbidity trajectories for 86,909 individuals aged 66 to 75 in 1992 using Medicare claims data collected over the following 21 years. We identify low-chronic disease and high-chronic disease trajectories in all eight generated trajectory models. Additionally, all eight models satisfied prior established statistical diagnostic criteria for well-performing GBTM models. Discussion and Implications Clinicians may use these trajectories to identify patients on an unhealthy path and prompt a possible intervention that may shift the patient to a healthier trajectory.
Url: https://academic.oup.com/innovateage/advance-article/doi/10.1093/geroni/igad023/7115734
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Authors: Newman, Michael G; Porucznik, Christina A; Date, Ankita P; Abdelrahman, Samir; Schliep, Karen C; Vanderslice, James A; Smith Phd, Ken R; Hanson, Heidi A
Periodical (Full): Innovation in Aging
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Pages: 1-29
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Topics: Aging and Retirement, Gender, Health, Population Data Science, Race and Ethnicity
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