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SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM
卷 45, 期 2, 页码 167-173出版社
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2015.06.010
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Rheumatoid arthritis; Multimorbidity; Comorbidity; Health-related quality of life
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- Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS)
- Crescendo Bioscience
- UCB
- Roche Ltd, Switzerland
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF), Austria [J3476-B23]
Objective: To develop a multimorbidity index (MMI) based on health-related quality of life (HRQol). Methods: The index was developed in an observational RA cohort. In all, 40 morbidities recommended as core were identified using ICD-9 codes. MMIs of two types were calculated: one by enumerating morbidities (MMI.count) and the other by weighting morbidities based on their association with HRQol as assessed by EQ-5D in multiple linear regression analysis (using beta-coefficients; MMI.weight). MMIs were compared to the Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) and externally validated in an international RA cohort (COMORA Study). Results: In all, 544 out of 876 patients were multimorbid. MMI.count was in the range 1-16 (median = 2) and MMI.weight in the range 0-38 (median = 1). Both indices were more strongly associated with EQ-5D than CCI (Spearman: MMI.count = -0.20, MMI.weight = -0.26, and CCI = -0.10; p < 0.01). R-2 obtained by linear regression using EQ-5D as a dependent variable and various indices as independent variables, adjusted for age and gender, was the highest for MMI (R-2: MMI.count = 0.05, MMI.weight = 0.11, and CCI = 0.02). When accounting for clinical disease activity index (CDAI) R-2 increased: MMI.count = 0.18, MMI.weight = 0.22, and CCI = 0.17, still showing higher values of MMI compared with CCI. External validation in different RA cohorts (COMORA, n = 3864) showed good performance of both indices (linear regression including age, gender, and disease activity R-2 = 0.30 for both MMIs). Conclusion: In our cohort, MMI based on EQ-5D performed better than did CCI. Findings were reproducible in another large RA cohort. Not much improvement was gained by weighting; therefore a simple counted index could be useful to control for the effect of multimorbidity on patient's overall well-being. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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