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Chronic conditions and multimorbidity in a primary care population: a study in the Swiss Sentinel Surveillance Network (Sentinella)

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  • Markus Gnädinger

    (University of Zurich)

  • Lilli Herzig

    (University of Lausanne
    Swiss Federal Office of Public Health)

  • Alessandro Ceschi

    (Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale
    University Hospital Zurich)

  • Dieter Conen

    (Patientensicherheit Schweiz)

  • Alfred Staehelin

    (University of Zurich
    Swiss Federal Office of Public Health)

  • Marco Zoller

    (University of Zurich)

  • Milo A. Puhan

    (University of Zurich)

Abstract

Objectives To provide estimates of the prevalence of chronic conditions in Swiss primary care. Methods In total, 175 general practitioners (GP) or pediatricians (PED) reporting to the Swiss Sentinel Surveillance Network collected morbidity data. Results In 26,853 patient contacts, mean (± SD) age was 55.8 ± 21.6 or 6.1 ± 5.7 years (in GPs vs. PEDs, respectively) and 47% were males. In GP patients, median Thurgau Morbidity Index was 2 (IQR 1–3). The median numbers of chronic conditions and permanently used prescribed drugs were 2 (0–5) and 2 (1–4), respectively; in PEDs medians were 0. Out of all patients, 16.7 and 7.0% of the PED patients were hospitalized during the previous year; patients cared by family/proxies or community nurses were hospitalized significantly more often than patients living in homes (50.1 vs. 35.4%, OR 1.41, p

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  • Markus Gnädinger & Lilli Herzig & Alessandro Ceschi & Dieter Conen & Alfred Staehelin & Marco Zoller & Milo A. Puhan, 2018. "Chronic conditions and multimorbidity in a primary care population: a study in the Swiss Sentinel Surveillance Network (Sentinella)," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 63(9), pages 1017-1026, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:63:y:2018:i:9:d:10.1007_s00038-018-1114-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-018-1114-6
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    1. Xiaoyue Xu & Mabel Ling & Sally C. Inglis & Louise Hickman & Deborah Parker, 2020. "Eating and healthy ageing: a longitudinal study on the association between food consumption, memory loss and its comorbidities," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 65(5), pages 571-582, June.

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