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Comorbidity and chronic conditions in the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP), Wave 2.

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Vasilopoulos, T; Kotwal, A; Huisingh-Scheetz, MJ; Waite, LJ; McClintock, MK; Dale, W
Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences
November 2014

The goals of this paper were: (a) to promote research using the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP) Wave 2 data by providing relevant background information for a broad range of chronic conditions and (b) to provide a framework for combining these chronic conditions into informative comorbidity indices.The chronic conditions measured in NSHAP Wave 2 were grouped across several health domains: cardiovascular, endocrine and metabolic, cancer, lung, inflammatory and bone, neurological, and sensorimotor. Prevalences for each condition were reported as percentages and were also estimated separately by age group and gender. Additionally, 2 comorbidity indices were created: a Modified Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) that included conditions associated with mortality risk and the NSHAP Comorbidity Index (NCI) that included conditions from the Modified CCI as well as additional conditions related to overall health and function.Hypertension, incontinence, arthritis, heart conditions, cancer, and diabetes were the most prevalent conditions. In general, prevalences of most chronic conditions increased with age. Additionally, there were several notable gender differences in chronic condition prevalence. Due to the inclusion of highly prevalent conditions, such as hypertension and incontinence, the mean comorbidity index score of the NCI was higher than that of the Modified CCI.Wave 2 of NSHAP included a variety of measures assessing the chronic conditions that are the most prevalent in older adults. These data are a valuable resource for the study of the impact of chronic conditions on overall health and aging.

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The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

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EISSN

1758-5368

ISSN

1079-5014

Publication Date

November 2014

Volume

69 Suppl 2

Start / End Page

S154 / S165

Related Subject Headings

  • Urinary Incontinence
  • United States
  • Sex Factors
  • Prevalence
  • Neoplasms
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
 

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Vasilopoulos, T., Kotwal, A., Huisingh-Scheetz, M. J., Waite, L. J., McClintock, M. K., & Dale, W. (2014). Comorbidity and chronic conditions in the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP), Wave 2. The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 69 Suppl 2, S154–S165. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbu025
Vasilopoulos, Terrie, Ashwin Kotwal, Megan J. Huisingh-Scheetz, Linda J. Waite, Martha K. McClintock, and William Dale. “Comorbidity and chronic conditions in the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP), Wave 2.The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 69 Suppl 2 (November 2014): S154–65. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbu025.
Vasilopoulos T, Kotwal A, Huisingh-Scheetz MJ, Waite LJ, McClintock MK, Dale W. Comorbidity and chronic conditions in the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP), Wave 2. The journals of gerontology Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences. 2014 Nov;69 Suppl 2:S154–65.
Vasilopoulos, Terrie, et al. “Comorbidity and chronic conditions in the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP), Wave 2.The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol. 69 Suppl 2, Nov. 2014, pp. S154–65. Epmc, doi:10.1093/geronb/gbu025.
Vasilopoulos T, Kotwal A, Huisingh-Scheetz MJ, Waite LJ, McClintock MK, Dale W. Comorbidity and chronic conditions in the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP), Wave 2. The journals of gerontology Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences. 2014 Nov;69 Suppl 2:S154–S165.
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Published In

The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

DOI

EISSN

1758-5368

ISSN

1079-5014

Publication Date

November 2014

Volume

69 Suppl 2

Start / End Page

S154 / S165

Related Subject Headings

  • Urinary Incontinence
  • United States
  • Sex Factors
  • Prevalence
  • Neoplasms
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Hypertension
  • Humans