Impact of data source choice on multimorbidity measurement: a comparison study of 2.3 million individuals in the Welsh National Health Service

Impact of data source choice on multimorbidity measurement: a comparison study of 2.3 million individuals in the Welsh National Health Service

Abstract Background Measurement of multimorbidity in research is variable, including the choice of the data source used to ascertain conditions. We compared the estimated prevalence of multimorbidity and associations with mortality using different data sources. Methods A cross-sectional study of SAI...

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Main Authors: Clare MacRae, Daniel Morales, Stewart W. Mercer, Nazir Lone, Andrew Lawson, Emily Jefferson, David McAllister, Marjan van den Akker, Alan Marshall, Sohan Seth, Anna Rawlings, Jane Lyons, Ronan A. Lyons, Amy Mizen, Eleojo Abubakar, Chris Dibben, Bruce Guthrie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Electronic health records
Multimorbidity
Epidemiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-02970-z

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