Role of musculoskeletal disorders as concurrent chronic conditions: are they underestimated in the discharge?
Gerontology
; 55(6): 666-73, 2009.
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| ID: mdl-19776537
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Differences in recording concurrent chronic conditions (CCs) could change the weight of the influence of the different CCs on health status.OBJECTIVES:
To determine the role of musculoskeletal disorders as concurrent CCs.METHODS:
Cross-sectional study. Discharged patients with CCs were selected by random stratification. Sociodemographic and clinical variables, health status (SF-36), type and number of self-reported and hospital discharge summary CCs were recorded. Relationships were analyzed using linear regression models.RESULTS:
In the 227 patients included, mean self-reported CCs were 6.22 (SD 3.37) and mean hospital discharge CCs were 3.1 (SD 1.95). The most-frequent self-reported CCs were hypertension 48.4%, back pain 40.4%, neck pain 39.6%, and musculoskeletal disorders 38.4%. The most frequent discharge CCs were arterial hypertensive disease 38.3%, all cancers 22.0%, ischemic heart diseases, and angina 15.9%. Musculoskeletal disorders had the greatest negative influence on SF-36 dimensions (p < 0.05).CONCLUSIONS:
Musculoskeletal disorders were underestimated in the discharge summary in comparison with those reported by patients.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Alta do Paciente
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Nível de Saúde
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Doença Crônica
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Doenças Musculoesqueléticas
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Gerontology
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha