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Assessing the impact of complex multimorbidity on adverse health outcomes in older community-dwelling people

We are aware that older people living in the community with more than one chronic condition, called multimorbidity, have greater difficulty managing their health. They are also at a higher risk of poor outcomes such as emergency hospital admission. Within this group, some older people are at a greater risk than others. Recent new information suggests that checking for the presence of complex multimorbidty may be a better way of identifying the older people who are at greater risk of these poor outcomes. People living with complex multimorbidity are those living with three or more very different chronic conditions. These circumstances can seriously affect the patient’s quality of life and their future health.
This research project will focus on identifying those patients with multiple chronic conditions who have the highest risk of experiencing complications with their prescribed medication. It will also examine how these conditions impact upon the patients’ quality of life, their risk of experiencing an emergency hospital admission, and their use of health services.