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ArticleBMJ open2020

Development and internal validation of prognostic models to predict negative health outcomes in older patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy in general practice.

Beate S Müller, Lorenz Uhlmann, Peter Ihle, Christian Stock, Fiona von Buedingen, Martin Beyer, Ferdinand M Gerlach, Rafael Perera, Jose Maria Valderas, Paul Glasziou and 2 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Beate S MüllerInstitute of General Practice, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany b.mueller@allgemeinmedizin.uni-frankfurt.de.ORCID 0000-0002-6745-1047
Lorenz UhlmannInstitute of Medical Biometry and Informatics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Peter IhlePMV Research Group, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Christian StockInstitute of Medical Biometry and Informatics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Fiona von BuedingenInstitute of General Practice, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany.
Martin BeyerInstitute of General Practice, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany.
Ferdinand M GerlachInstitute of General Practice, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany.
Rafael PereraNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK.
Jose Maria ValderasAPEx Collaboration for Academic Primary Care, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, Devon, UK.
Paul GlasziouCentre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Marjan van den AkkerInstitute of General Practice, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany.
Christiane MuthInstitute of General Practice, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8987-182X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPolypharmacy interventions are resource-intensive and should be targeted to those at risk of negative health outcomes. Our aim was to develop and internally validate prognostic models to predict health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and the combined outcome of falls, hospitalisation, institutionalisation and nursing care needs, in older patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy in general practices.

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resultsMost important predictors of EQ-5D-3L at 6 months in best model (Nagelkerke's R² 0.507) were depressive symptoms (-2.73 (95% CI: -3.56 to -1.91)), MAI (-0.39 (95% CI: -0.7 to -0.08)), baseline EQ-5D-3L (0.55 (95% CI: 0.47 to 0.64)). Models based on claims data and those predicting long-term outcomes based on both data sets produced low R² values. In claims data-based model with highest explanatory power (R²=0.16), previous falls/fall-related injuries, previous hospitalisations, age, number of involved physicians and disease count were most important predictor variables.

conclusionsBest trial data-based model predicted HRQoL after 6 months well and included parameters of well-being not found in claims. Performance of claims data-based models and models predicting long-term outcomes was relatively weak. For generalisability, future studies should refit models by considering parameters representing well-being and functional status.

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General PracticeMultimorbidityAgedHumansOutcome Assessment, Health CarePolypharmacyPrognosisQuality of Lifegeriatric medicinehealth services administration & managementprimary caretherapeutics

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PMID33093036
PMCPMC7583076

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