Multicare cohort study - patterns of multi-morbidity in primary health care

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Multimorbidity; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN89818205
• Lead Sponsor: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany)

Brief Summary

2009 Protocol article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19671164 protocol 2012 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22471952 results 2013 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23257152 results 2013 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23768192 results 2013 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23826124 results 2014 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24387712 results 2014 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24580758 results 2014 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24638040 results 2014 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24718747 results 2014 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24708815 results 2014 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25036102 results 2014 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25098231 results 2014 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25080391 results 2015 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25884821 results 2015 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25190365 results 2016 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27267905 results 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34535481/ (added 21/09/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-11-09
• Study Completion: 2013-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 4 October 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 3050

Inclusion Criteria

Patients were randomly selected from general practitioner (GP) charts and were included if they:
1. Were born between 01 July 1923 and 30 June 1943
2. Have consulted their GP within the last completed quarter (i.e. 3 month period)
3. Have at least 3 chronic conditions out of a list of 29 diagnosis groups

Exclusion Criteria

1. Insufficient ability to consent (e.g. dementia)
2. Insufficient ability to participate in interviews (e.g. blindness, deafness)
3. Poorly known to the GP because of accidental consultation
4. Residence in a nursing home
5. Insufficient ability to speak and read German
6. Severe illness probably lethal within three months
7. Participation in other studies at the time of recruitment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified