articleArchives of Internal MedicineNov 11, 2002Closed access

Prevalence, Expenditures, and Complications of Multiple Chronic Conditions in the Elderly

University of Manchester · Johns Hopkins University

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Abstract

Background

The prevalence, health care expenditures, and hospitalization experiences are important considerations among elderly populations with multiple chronic conditions.

Methods

A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on a nationally random sample of 1 217 103 Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries aged 65 and older living in the United States and enrolled in both Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B during 1999. Multiple logistic regression was used to analyze the influence of age, sex, and number of types of chronic conditions on the risk of incurring inpatient hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions and hospitalizations with preventable complications among aged Medicare beneficiaries.

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Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Ambulatory
  • Multiple Chronic Conditions
  • Chronic condition
  • Ambulatory care
  • Beneficiary
  • Logistic regression
  • Chronic care
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