Multimorbidity in risk stratification tools to predict negative outcomes in adult population

Relationship between HIV serostatus, CD4 count and rehospitalisation: Potential implications for health systems strengthening in South Africa

“…A number of the comorbid diseases associated with a higher risk of rehospitalisation elsewhere 13 were not identified as risk factors for rehospitalisation in this study. This finding might be related to the current epidemiological transition being experienced in South Africa, 18 as opposed to the burden of non-communicable disease versus communicable disease in countries from which the established risk factors are reported.…”

“…12 The relationship between these comorbid conditions and a higher risk of rehospitalisation has been described elsewhere. 13 In lieu of current estimates for the burden of tuberculosis (TB) infection in Africa, we also decided to investigate the potential impact of TB infection on rehospitalisation. 14 A patient was considered rehospitalised within 1 month (acute rehospitalisation) or 12 months (long term rehospitalisation) if a second hospital admission was recorded for the patient within the aforementioned time periods following their index hospital admission.…”

Emergency medicine in the extreme geriatric era: A retrospective analysis of patients aged in their mid 90s and older in the emergency department

“…24,25 There was no appropriate notation of the patients' ADL in the ED record, so we could not analyze the impact of ADL on our outcomes. Our analysis was based on emergency reports.…”

“…Although there is some evidence that the CCI reflects the capability of activities of daily living (ADL), there might be a deeper relationship between ADL and ED visits, musculoskeletal diseases, fall, and hospitalization. 24,25 There was no appropriate notation of the patients' ADL in the ED record, so we could not analyze the impact of ADL on our outcomes. Future research is required to control for ADL in the analysis of the oldest old.…”

Multimorbidity, not human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) markers predicts unplanned admission among people with HIV in regional New South Wales

“…5 Multimorbidity is a concern for PWH 13 and their healthcare providers, because it increases the complexity of care. 14 In non-HIV populations, multimorbidity has been shown to increase the risk of hospitalisation 15,16 and mortality. 17 The risks associated with multimorbidity may be partly mediated through intermediary factors of polypharmacy, 18 frailty 19,20 and lack of care integration.…”