The impact of Comorbidity on outcomes
The impact of Comorbidity on outcomes
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DOI：
10.1159/000079875
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发表时间：
2004-01-01
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通讯作者：
Costas, I
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作者：
Piccirillo, JF;Costas, I
除了研究中的疾病外，患者通常还患有其他疾病，疾病或病症。这些其他的医疗条件被称为合并症。合并症可影响诊断、预后和治疗选择。有多种工具可用于测量共病疾病的类型和严重程度。合并症信息可以从与患者的直接讨论、病历回顾或包含账单信息的电子数据库中获得。共病评估方法可能影响结果的解释。准确的共病信息将改善临床试验的实施和推广，对观察性研究、基于人群的流行病学研究和医患沟通结果的评价。版权所有（C）2004 S. Karger AG，巴塞尔。
Patients often have other diseases, illnesses, or conditions in addition to the disease under study. These other medical conditions are referred to as comorbidity. Comorbidity can impact on diagnosis, prognosis, and selection of therapy. There are a variety of instruments available to measure the type and severity of comorbid ailments. Comorbidity information can be obtained from direct discussions with the patient, a review of the medical record, or from electronic databases that contain billing information. The method of comorbidity assessment can impact on the interpretation of results. Accurate comorbid information will improve the conduct of and generalizability of clinical trials, evaluation of outcomes from observational research, population-based epidemiological studies, and patient-physician communication. Copyright (C) 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel.