Common comorbidity scales were similar in their ability to predict health care costs and mortality

• Published in: Journal of clinical epidemiology Vol. 57; no. 10; pp. 1040 - 1048
• Main Authors: Perkins, Anthony J., Kroenke, Kurt, Unützer, Jürgen, Katon, Wayne, Williams, John W., Hope, Carol, Callahan, Christopher M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.10.2004; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: African Americans; Aged; Ambulatory care; Ambulatory Care - economics; Analysis. Health state; Biological and medical sciences; Cause of Death; Chronic Disease; Chronic illnesses; Comorbidity; Emergency medical services; Epidemiology; Female; General aspects; Health care; Health Care Costs; Health Status Indicators; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Models, Statistical; Mortality; Older people; Polypharmacy; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Studies; Utilization; Utilization; Comorbidity; Chronic disease; Mortality; Human; Costs; Evaluation scale; Epidemiology; Care; Concomitant disease; Chronic; Health economy; Economic aspect; Predictive factor; Public health

To compare the ability of commonly used measures of medical comorbidity (ambulatory care groups [ACGs], Charlson comorbidity index, chronic disease score, number of prescribed medications, and number of chronic diseases) to predict mortality and health care costs over 1 year. A prospective cohort st...