Table 2. Weighted health impact of comorbid physical conditions.
Comorbid conditions | Assigned weight |
---|---|
Hypersensitivity | 1 |
Psoriasis | 1 |
Food allergies | 1 |
Chronic bronchitis | 1 |
Migraine | 1 |
Urinary incontinence | 1 |
Duod. ulcer | 2 |
Asthma | 2 |
Thyroid | 2 |
Ventricular ulcer | 2 |
Arthritis | 2 |
Myocardial infarction | 2 |
Cerebrovascular stroke | 2 |
Diabetes | 2 |
Osteoporosis | 3 |
Angina | 3 |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 3 |
Fibromyalgia | 6 |
Parkinson's disease | 13 |
Assigned weights for each condition the participant has. The total equals the score. A patient with angina (3) and diabetes (2) will have a full contextual score of 3+2 = 5.