01.06.2019 | Research Paper
Development of the “chronic condition measurement guide”: a new tool to measure chronic conditions in older people based on ICD-10 and ATC-codes
verfasst von:
Helle Gybel Juul-Larsen, Line Due Christensen, Ove Andersen, Thomas Bandholm, Susanne Kaae, Janne Petersen
Erschienen in:
European Geriatric Medicine
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Ausgabe 3/2019
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Key summary points
Aim
To develop a comprehensive open-source measurement guide of the most prevalent chronic conditions among persons aged 65+ based on registry data of both diagnoses and prescribed drugs [“The Chronic Condition Measurement Guide (CCMG)].
Findings
Based on the Danish population aged 65 years and older we developed the CCMG identifying 83 different chronic conditions based on registry data of both diagnoses and prescribed drugs. By applying the CCMG to a large national cohort of all Danish citizens aged 65 or above, we found that the prevalence of multimorbidity ranged from 10 to 69% using different years of history and in- or excluding information about drug prescribing.
Message
The CCMG is easily implemented using registry data and we recommend using 10 years of history and drug prescribing information.