Authors
Eve A Kerr, Michele Heisler, Sarah L Krein, Mohammed Kabeto, Kenneth M Langa, David Weir, John D Piette
Publication date
2007/12
Journal
Journal of general internal medicine
Volume
22
Pages
1635-1640
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Description
BACKGROUND
The majority of older adults have 2 or more chronic conditions and among patients with diabetes, 40% have at least three.
OBJECTIVE
We sought to understand how the number, type, and severity of comorbidities influence diabetes patients’ self-management and treatment priorities.
DESIGN
Cross-sectional observation study.
PATIENTS
A total of 1,901 diabetes patients who responded to the 2003 Health and Retirement Study (HRS) diabetes survey.
MEASUREMENTS
We constructed multivariate models to assess the association between presence of comorbidities and each of 2 self-reported outcomes, diabetes prioritization and self-management ability, controlling for patient demographics. Comorbidity was characterized first by a …
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