The Disease Burden Morbidity Assessment in older adults and its association with mortality and other health outcomes

Irene G. M. Wijers, Alba Ayala, Carmen Rodriguez-Blazquez, Angel Rodriguez-Laso, Pilar Rodriguez-García, Alexandra Prados-Torres, Vicente Rodriguez-Rodriguez and Maria João Forjaz ()
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Irene G. M. Wijers: General University Hospital Gregorio Marañón
Alba Ayala: Institute of Health Carlos III and REDISSEC
Carmen Rodriguez-Blazquez: Institute of Health Carlos III and CIBERNED
Angel Rodriguez-Laso: Biomedical Research Foundation of the University Hospital of Getafe
Pilar Rodriguez-García: University General Hospital of Ciudad Real
Alexandra Prados-Torres: Institute of Health Carlos III and REDISSEC
Vicente Rodriguez-Rodriguez: Spanish National Research Council
Maria João Forjaz: Institute of Health Carlos III and REDISSEC

European Journal of Ageing, 2019, vol. 16, issue 2, No 6, 193-203

Abstract: Abstract The objective of this study was to assess how disease burden caused by chronic conditions is related to mortality (predictive validity) and other health outcomes (convergent validity). This was studied in 625 community-dwelling adults living in Spain aged 65 years and older. Disease burden was measured with the Disease Burden Morbidity Assessment (DBMA). The association with 5-year mortality was assessed using a Cox model and Kaplan–Meier curves. For convergent validity, mean age, sex ratio, patient-centered outcomes and healthcare utilization were compared for high and low DBMA scores (

Keywords: Comorbidity; Health status; Burden of illness; Chronic disease; Aged (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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