Developing a summary measure of medical status.
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Fillenbaum, GG; Leiss, JK; Pieper, CF; Cohen, HJ
Published in: Aging (Milano)
October 1998
Health status surveys and assessments typically obtain detailed information on specific physical health conditions. While such specific details are important, it is frequently also valuable to have a summarized evaluation of medical conditions which can be used to compare subjects, or for statistical analyses. Using data from the Duke Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly survey, we indicate how to obtain a weighted sum of chronic medical conditions. Like the sum of the same conditions, it explains variance in selected measures of health service use and health status, in some instances making a contribution beyond that of the summed measure. It is a significantly better predictor of mortality within six years.
Duke Scholars
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Aging (Milano)
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0394-9532
Publication Date
October 1998
Volume
10
Issue
5
Start / End Page
395 / 400
Location
Italy
Related Subject Headings
- Psychometrics
- Humans
- Health Status Indicators
- Health Status
- Geriatrics
- Evaluation Studies as Topic
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Fillenbaum, G. G., Leiss, J. K., Pieper, C. F., & Cohen, H. J. (1998). Developing a summary measure of medical status. Aging (Milano), 10(5), 395–400. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03339886
Fillenbaum, G. G., J. K. Leiss, C. F. Pieper, and H. J. Cohen. “Developing a summary measure of medical status.” Aging (Milano) 10, no. 5 (October 1998): 395–400. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03339886.
Fillenbaum GG, Leiss JK, Pieper CF, Cohen HJ. Developing a summary measure of medical status. Aging (Milano). 1998 Oct;10(5):395–400.
Fillenbaum, G. G., et al. “Developing a summary measure of medical status.” Aging (Milano), vol. 10, no. 5, Oct. 1998, pp. 395–400. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/BF03339886.
Fillenbaum GG, Leiss JK, Pieper CF, Cohen HJ. Developing a summary measure of medical status. Aging (Milano). 1998 Oct;10(5):395–400.
Published In
Aging (Milano)
DOI
ISSN
0394-9532
Publication Date
October 1998
Volume
10
Issue
5
Start / End Page
395 / 400
Location
Italy
Related Subject Headings
- Psychometrics
- Humans
- Health Status Indicators
- Health Status
- Geriatrics
- Evaluation Studies as Topic