Study setting |
|
|
Community |
12 |
54.5 |
Secondary/tertiary care |
7 |
31.8 |
Hospital |
3 |
13.6 |
Data source |
|
|
Electronic health records |
17 |
77.3 |
Self-reported |
3 |
13.6 |
Self-reported/health records |
1 |
4.5 |
Administrative data |
1 |
4.5 |
Study population |
|
|
All adults (aged ≥18 years) |
18 |
81.8 |
Middle-aged and older adults (aged ≥45 years) |
3 |
13.6 |
Older adults (≥65 years) |
1 |
4.5 |
Study purpose |
|
|
Association of risk factors with multimorbidity |
13 |
59.1 |
Patterns or clusters of MM |
6 |
27.3 |
Prevalence or burden of multimorbidity (without examining associations with risk factors or outcomes) |
2 |
9.1 |
Association of multimorbidity with outcome |
1 |
4.5 |
Definition for multimorbidity |
|
|
≥1 |
2 |
9.1 |
≥2 |
16 |
72.7 |
≥3 |
1 |
4.5 |
Not stated |
3 |
13.6 |
Type of multimorbidity measure |
|
|
Simple count |
14 |
63.6 |
Weighted index |
1 |
4.5 |
Simple count & weighted index |
1 |
4.5 |
Statistical approach |
6 |
27.3 |
Number of conditions included in measure |
|
|
1–10 |
12 |
54.5 |
11–20 |
6 |
27.3 |
21–30 |
3 |
13.6 |
31–40 |
0 |
0.0 |
41–50 |
0 |
0.0 |
>50 |
1 |
4.5 |
How were conditions considered |
|
|
Individual |
7 |
31.8 |
Grouped & individual |
15 |
68.2 |
Condition selection criteria stated |
|
|
Yes |
10 |
45.5 |
No |
12 |
54.5 |