Measuring Comorbidity in Cardiovascular Research : A Systematic Review
Joint Authors
Bettger, Janet A. Prvu
Zhang, Sarah Jingying
Buck, Harleah G.
Akbar, Jabar A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-07-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Everything known about the roles, relationships, and repercussions of comorbidity in cardiovascular disease is shaped by how comorbidity is currently measured.
Objectives.
To critically examine how comorbidity is measured in randomized controlled trials or clinical trials and prospective observational studies in acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure (HF), or stroke.
Design.
Systematic review of studies of hospitalized adults from MEDLINE CINAHL, PsychINFO, and ISI Web of Science Social Science databases.
At least two reviewers screened and extracted all data.
Results.
From 1432 reviewed abstracts, 26 studies were included (AMI n=8, HF n=11, stroke n=7).
Five studies used an instrument to measure comorbidity while the remaining used the presence or absence of an unsubstantiated list of individual diseases.
Comorbidity data were obtained from 1–4 different sources with 35% of studies not reporting the source.
A year-by-year analysis showed no changes in measurement.
Conclusions.
The measurement of comorbidity remains limited to a list of conditions without stated rationale or standards increasing the likelihood that the true impact is underestimated.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Buck, Harleah G.& Akbar, Jabar A.& Zhang, Sarah Jingying& Bettger, Janet A. Prvu. 2013. Measuring Comorbidity in Cardiovascular Research : A Systematic Review. Nursing Research and Practice،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Buck, Harleah G.…[et al.]. Measuring Comorbidity in Cardiovascular Research : A Systematic Review. Nursing Research and Practice No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Buck, Harleah G.& Akbar, Jabar A.& Zhang, Sarah Jingying& Bettger, Janet A. Prvu. Measuring Comorbidity in Cardiovascular Research : A Systematic Review. Nursing Research and Practice. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481035
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-481035