Multimorbidity of chronic noncommunicable diseases: Data from the Brazilian National Health Survey

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of simultaneity of obesity, hypertension and/or diabetes and the association with sociodemographic and lifestyle-related behavior variables. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with data from the 2013 National Health Survey. The presence of two/three diseases (obesity, hypertension, and diabetes) was considered multimorbidity of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Proportional odds logistic regression model, stratified by sex, was used to assess the sociodemographic and lifestyle factors associated with multimorbidity of NCDs, considering the sample complexity and sample weights. Results: The prevalence of multimorbidity of NCDs was 9.6%. The odds of multimorbidity are higher with increasing age, among blacks, but lower in the north region when compared with other regions of the country for both sexes. The odds of multimorbidity of NDCs increased among women who had lower levels of education and spent more time TV watching, and among men who lived with a partner and did not practice the recommended leisure-time physical activity. Conclusion: Sociodemographic factors and lifestyle-related behaviors were associated with the presence of obesity, hypertension, and/or diabetes.

Objetivo: Estimar la prevalencia de simultaneidad de obesidad, hipertensión y/o diabetes y la asociación con variables sociodemográficas y relacionadas con el estilo de vida. Métodos: Los datos fueron obtenido en la Encuesta Nacional de Salud Brasileña, una encuesta a nivel nacional, realizada en los hogares brasileños y llevada a cabo en 2013. La presencia de dos /tres enfermedades (obesidad, hipertensión y diabetes) se consideró multimorbilidad de las enfermedades no transmisibles (ENT). El modelo de regresión logística de probabilidades proporcionales, estratificado por sexo, se utilizó para evaluar los factores sociodemográficos y de estilo de vida asociados con la multimorbilidad de las ENT, considerando la complejidad de la muestra y los pesos de la muestra. Resultados: La prevalencia de multimorbilidad de las ENT fue del 9,6%. Las probabilidades de multimorbilidad son más altas con el aumento de la edad, entre los negros, pero más bajas en la región norte en comparación con otras regiones del país para los dos sexos. Las probabilidades de multimorbilidad de las ENT aumentaron entre las mujeres que tenían niveles más bajos de educación y pasaban más tiempo viendo la televisión, y entre los hombres que vivían con una pareja y no practicaban la actividad física recomendada para el tiempo libre. Conclusión: Los factores sociodemográficos y los comportamientos relacionados con el estilo de vida se asociaron con la presencia de obesidad, hipertensión y/o diabetes.

Crianças hospitalizadas com necessidades de saúde especiais complexas: estudo de casos múltiplos / Infantes hospitalizados con necesidades de salud especiales complejas: estudio de casos múltiples / Hospitalized children with complex special healthcare needs: multiple case studies

Resumo Objetivo Descrever os casos clinicamente complexos de crianças com necessidades de saúde especiais em hospitalização contínua e analisar a natureza das demandas de cuidados clinicamente complexos durante a hospitalização. Métodos Estudo de casos múltiplos de três crianças clinicamente complexas hospitalizadas. A coleta de dados ocorreu, entre janeiro e março de 2020, em prontuário, na observação de cuidados e interação espontânea registrada em diário de campo e entrevista. Participaram sete pessoas, sendo dois familiares, três técnicos de enfermagem e duas enfermeiras. Aplicou-se a análise temática, orientando-se pela tipologia de demandas de cuidados de crianças com necessidades de saúde especiais e classificação de Collière. Resultados Os casos de meninas e menino, com três, dez e 11 anos de idade, e tempo de internação de 4 meses a 6 anos, geraram linhas de convergências com as demandas de cuidados de crianças com necessidades de saúde especiais, proporcionando sobrevivência, bem-estar e conforto. Desses casos extraíram-se demandas contínuas e complexas de cuidados de estimulação, apaziguamento, confortação e parecer convergentes com o de desenvolvimento e habituais modificados (banho, arrumar-se, alimentação e mobilidade); os cuidados de compensação, no manejo de tecnologias corporais e a administração de medicamentos de uso contínuo, convergiram para demandas de cuidados tecnológicos e medicamentosos Conclusão A necessidade de sobrevivência, determinada pela natureza clinicamente complexa da criança, direciona a prioridade dos cuidados no uso contínuo de múltiplos medicamentos e manejo de tecnologias, na segurança do ambiente hospitalar. Embora essenciais, precisa-se contemplar as outras demandas de cuidados de desenvolvimento e social integrando-as às clinicamente complexas.

Resumen Objetivo Describir los casos clínicamente complejos de infantes con necesidades de salud especiales en hospitalización continua y analizar la naturaleza de las demandas de cuidados clínicamente complejos durante la hospitalización. Métodos Estudio de casos múltiples de tres infantes hospitalizados clínicamente complejos. La recopilación de datos se realizó de enero a marzo de 2020, en la historia clínica, en la observación de cuidados e interacción espontánea registrada en un diario de campo y en entrevista. Participaron siete personas, de las cuales dos eran familiares, tres técnicos de enfermería y dos enfermeras. Se aplicó el análisis temático, orientándose por la tipología de demandas de cuidados de infantes con necesidades de salud especiales y clasificación de Collière. Resultados Los casos de las niñas y el niño, de 3, 10 y 11 años, entre 4 meses y 6 años de tiempo de internación, generaron líneas convergentes con las demandas de cuidados de infantes con necesidades de salud especiales, donde se proporciona supervivencia, bienestar y consuelo. De estos casos se observaron demandas continuas y complejas de cuidados de estimulación, apaciguamiento, consuelo y opinión convergentes con los del desarrollo y los habituales modificados (baño, arreglarse, alimentación y movilidad); los cuidados de compensación, con el manejo de tecnologías corporales y la administración de medicamentos de uso continuo, convergieron en las demandas de cuidados tecnológicos y medicamentosos. Conclusión La necesidad de supervivencia, determinada por la naturaleza clínicamente compleja del infante, direcciona la prioridad de los cuidados en el uso continuo de múltiples medicamentos y en el manejo de tecnologías para la seguridad del ambiente hospitalario. Aunque sean esenciales, es necesario contemplar otras demandas de cuidados de desarrollo y sociales e integrarlas a las clínicamente complejas.

Abstract Objective To describe the medically complex cases of children with special healthcare needs in continuous hospitalization and to analyze the nature of medically complex care demands during hospitalization. Methods This is a multiple case study of three hospitalized medically complex children. Data collection occurred between January and March 2020 in the medical records in the observation of care and spontaneous interaction documented in a fieldwork note and interview. Seven people participated, two family members, three nursing technicians, and two nurses. Thematic analysis was applied, guided by the typologies of Collière's care and the demands of children with special healthcare needs. Results The cases included girls and a boy aged three, ten, and 11 years, and hospitalization time from 4 months to 6 years. They all generated lines of convergence with the care demands of children with special healthcare needs, providing survival, well-being, and comfort. These cases extracted continuous and complex care demands of stimulation, pacification, and comfort; and seemed convergent with developmental and modified daily life activities (bath, grooming, feed, and mobility) care. Compensating care in managing bodily technologies and administering continuous-use medication converged with demands for technological and medication care. Conclusion The need for survival, determined by children's medically complex nature, directs the priority of care to the continuous use of multiple medications, the management of technologies, and the safety of hospital environments. Although essential, it is necessary to consider the other developmental and social care demands, integrating them with the medically complex ones.

Multimorbidity patterns: obesity as the main modifiable risk factor in adult women in Southern Brazil

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify multimorbidity patterns in women in southern Brazil, and its relationship with sociodemographic, lifestyle characteristics, and nutritional status, as well as to explore the main independent risk factor for the identified patterns. Subjects and methods: This is a cross-sectional, population-based study with 1,128 women (20-69 years), southern Brazil. Chronic conditions were identified using the therapeutic and chemical anatomical classification of continuous use of medications. Multimorbidity was assessed as ≥2 or ≥3 chronic conditions to identify dyads and triads. Poisson regression was used to explore risk factors in the different adjustment models. As independent variables evaluated, in addition to sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle variables were included: consumption of fruits and vegetables, physical activity, alcohol consumption, smoking and nutritional status. Results: Eleven dyads (frequencies between 2.0% and 6.4%) and three triads (frequencies between 1.9% and 2.1%) of morbidities were identified in the study. Aging was related to a higher prevalence of all patterns, and obesity was a risk factor for multimorbidity patterns that contained conditions related to the cardiovascular and metabolic system and mental health. After adjustment, obesity increased the probability of "hypertension + common mental disorders (CMD)" (PR 3.63; 95% CI 1.94-6.78) and "dyslipidemia + CMD" (PR 3.69; 95% CI 1.08-12.65) by more than three times. Conclusion: This study identified common and important diseases in the patterns, associated with a common risk factor, obesity, that must be addressed by public health policies to prevent multimorbidity.

Application of scenario simulation teaching model of multimorbidity co-treatment in standardized training for general practice residents / 中华全科医师杂志

From February 1 to April 30, 2021, 48 general practice resident physicians in the First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University were randomly divided into study group and control group with 24 in each group. The common comorbidities of the community-dwelling elderly, namely diabetes, diabetic retinopathy and osteoporosis were selected as teaching cases. The residents in control group received conventional teaching, while the scenario simulation teaching model of multicomorbity co-treatment was applied for the study group. The teaching effect, satisfaction and self-efficacy scores were compared between two groups. After training, the knowledge levels, the mastery of referral indicators and the performance of fundus ophthalmoscopy in the study group were significantly better than those in the control group ( t=2.27, 6.34, 4.09; P<0.05). They were (80.96±11.27) vs. (73.96±10.09), (10.33±2.41) vs. (6.38±1.88), (70.27±10.44) vs. (63.50±7.98), and students′ satisfaction and self-efficacy evaluation were higher than those of the observation group (all P<0.05). It is suggested that the simulation teaching of multi-disease co-treatment scenario is more beneficial than the traditional teaching to improve the comprehensive care ability of standardized training physicians in general practice for patients with chronic disease.

Uso de serviços de saúde e multimorbidade: contribuições para o debate sobre desigualdades sociais em saúde / Use of health services and multimorbidity: contributions to the debate on social inequalities in health

A multimorbidade tem sido cada vez mais comum em todo o mundo. O acesso a serviços de saúde eficazes e equitativos que atendam às necessidades das doenças crônicas não-transmissíveis (DCNT) ainda é limitado em muitos países. Nesse sentido, o presente estudo teve por objetivo identificar a relação entre a multimorbidade e a utilização de diferentes serviços de saúde e avaliar a associação entre fatores contextuais e individuais e o uso de serviços de saúde em indivíduos com multimorbidade no Brasil de 1998 a 2013. Trata-se de um estudo em painéis utilizando dados do suplemento de saúde da Pesquisa Nacional de Amostras por Domicílios de 1998, 2003 e 2008 e dados da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde realizada em 2013. A população de estudo foi composta por adultos com idade maior ou igual a 18 anos e classificados como tendo multimorbidade (presença de dois ou mais problemas crônicos em um mesmo indivíduo). Foram considerados três desfechos de utilização de serviços de saúde: busca por serviços de saúde nos últimos quinze dias, consulta médica nos últimos doze meses e hospitalizações nos últimos doze meses. Modelos de regressão de Poisson estratificados por sexo foram utilizados para estimar as razões de prevalência brutas e ajustadas e seus respectivos intervalos de confiança de 95% para cada desfecho de uso de serviços de saúde e multimorbidade, por ano. Modelos de regressão de Poisson multinível em dois níveis foram utilizados para estimar as razões de prevalência ajustadas por variáveis independentes individuais e contextuais e seus respectivos intervalos de confiança a 95%, para os três desfechos, por ano de painel. Houve aumento da prevalência de procura por serviços de saúde e consultas médicas nos últimos 12 meses entre 1998 e 2013, independentemente da classificação de multimorbidade. A prevalência de hospitalizações diminuiu ao longo do período do estudo e foi duas vezes maior em indivíduos com multimorbidade. Ter multimorbidade aumentou a utilização de serviços de saúde para os três desfechos em estudo, sendo mais expressivo entre os homens. Fatores individuais relacionados ao uso de serviços de saúde se modificaram segundo tipo de serviço de saúde investigado. Características contextuais de vulnerabilidade social, organização dos serviços de saúde e índices de saúde mostraram influência na busca por serviços de saúde e nas hospitalizações, não apresentando associação com consultas médicas. Este estudo constatou que indivíduos com multimorbidade apresentam níveis mais elevados de utilização de serviços de saúde. Além disso, revelou que o uso de serviços de saúde está associado de forma variável com os fatores predisponentes, capacitantes e de necessidade em pessoas com multimorbidade. Esses resultados apontam para a necessidade de integrar todos os fatores individuais e contextuais no planejamento do acesso à saúde e, assim, reduzir as desigualdades no acesso aos serviços de saúde nessa população.

Background: Multimorbidity has been increasingly common throughout the world. Access to effective and equitable health services that address the needs of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is still limited in many countries. In this sense, the present study aimed to identify the relationship between multimorbidity and the use of different health services and to assess the association between contextual and individual factors and the use of health services in individuals with multimorbidity in Brazil from 1998 to 2013. Methods: This is a panel study using data from the health supplement of 1998, 2003, and 2008 National Survey of Samples by Households and data from the National Health Survey conducted in 2013. The study population consisted of adults of age 18 years of age or older and classified as having multimorbidity (presence of two or more chronic problems in the same individual). Three health service utilization outcomes were considered: search for health services in the last fifteen days, medical consultation in the last twelve months, and hospitalisations in the last twelve months. Poisson regression models stratified by sex were used to estimate the crude and adjusted prevalence ratios and their respective 95% confidence intervals for each health service use and multimorbidity outcome per year. Two-level multilevel Poisson regression models were used to estimate the prevalence ratios adjusted for individual and contextual independent variables and their respective 95% confidence intervals, for the three outcomes, by panel year. Results: There was an increase in the prevalence of demand for health services and medical consultations in the last 12 months between 1998 and 2013, regardless of the multimorbidity classification. The prevalence of hospitalisations decreased over the study period and was twice as high in individuals with multimorbidity. Having multimorbidity increased the use of health services for the three outcomes under study, being more expressive among men. Individual factors related to the use of health services changed according to the type of health service investigated. Contextual characteristics of social vulnerability, organization of health services, and health indices influenced the search for health services and hospitalisations, with no association with medical appointments. Conclusion: This study found that individuals with multimorbidity have higher levels of use of health services. Furthermore, it revealed that the use of health services is variably associated with predisposing, enabling, and need factors in people with multimorbidity. These results point to the need to integrate all individual and contextual factors in planning access to health and, thus, reduce inequalities in access to health services in this population.

Lifestyle, high Body Mass Index, and markers of socioeconomic conditions associated with multimorbidity in women

ABSTRACT: Objective: This study aimed to identify the prevalence of multimorbidity and its associated factors in women in southern Brazil. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, population-based study with a sample of 1,128 women (age 20-69 years), living in São Leopoldo, southern Brazil. Multimorbidity was defined as two or more chronic conditions measured using the therapeutic and chemical anatomical classification of continuous use medications prescribed by a physician. Poisson regression model with robust variance was used to assess the association between sociodemographic and lifestyle variables and multimorbidity. Results: The prevalence of multimorbidity was 21.7% (95%CI 19.3-24.2), and 26 chronic conditions were identified. A direct linear association was observed with age and income and an inverse association with education. Being unemployed was a risk factor for multimorbidity (PR 1.95; 95%CI 1.51-2.52). Alcohol consumption (moderate or excessive) had a protective effect. Overweight and obese women were 53% (PR 1.53; 95%CI 1.09-2.15) and 76% (PR 1.76; 95%CI 1.27-2.45) more likely to have multimorbidity than eutrophic women. Conclusion: Over 20% of the adult women had multimorbidity, and its occurrence was strongly associated with socioeconomic characteristics, such as fewer years of schooling, higher income, and not having an occupation. The results regarding alcohol consumption are still insufficient to propose a public policy for the prevention of multimorbidity. Excess weight was an independent risk factor and should be addressed in public health policies for the prevention and management of multimorbidity.

Características de las mujeres de edad mediana / Characteristics of middle-aged women

Introducción: Pocos estudios han sido publicados en relación con las características del climaterio de la mujer de edad mediana. Por la importancia de esta información para realizar acciones de promoción de salud, en este grupo poblacional, se realizó la presente investigación. Objetivo: Describir las características sociodemográficas, identificar alteraciones de la salud y características biológicas relacionadas con el climaterio, en mujeres de edad mediana. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, de corte transversal. Se estudió una muestra aleatoria de 309 mujeres de 40 a 59 años, mediante muestreo por conglomerados bietápico, del área de salud del Policlínico "Julián Grimau", La Habana, en el primer semestre del año 2017. Para recoger los datos se utilizó un cuestionario semiestructurado, aplicado mediante entrevista. Como medida de resumen para las variables cualitativas se utilizó el porcentaje. Resultados: El 52,8 por ciento de las mujeres estudiadas era trabajadora y el 42,7 por ciento tenía escolaridad preuniversitaria. Recibieron información con mayor frecuencia las mujeres universitarias y las preuniversitarias. La hipertensión arterial fue declarada por el 35,0 por ciento de las féminas, la osteoartrosis 25,9 por ciento, diabetes mellitus en el 10,7 por ciento. La mayoría de las hipertensas era obesa o tenía sobrepeso. Conclusiones: Las mujeres de edad mediana del área de salud estudiada, tenían escolaridad preuniversitaria predominantemente, estaban en la perimenopausia, con sobrepeso y obesidad e hipertensión arterial(AU)

Introduction: Few studies have been published in relation to the climacteric characteristics of the middle-aged woman. Due to the importance of this information to carry out health promotion actions, in this population group, the present investigation was carried out. Objective: Describe the sociodemographic characteristics, identify health alterations and biological characteristics related to the climacteric. Methods: The study classifies as descriptive, cross-sectional. A random sample of 309 women aged 40 to 59 years was studied, by means of two-stage cluster sampling, from the health area of Julián Grimau Policlinic, Havana, in the first semester of 2017. To collect the data a semi-structured questionnaire was used, applied through an interview. The percentage was used as a summary measure for the qualitative variables. Results: 52.8 percent of the women studied were working and 42.7 percent had pre-university education. Information was received more frequently by university and pre-university women. Hypertension was declared by 35.0 percent of females, osteoarthrosis 25.9 percent, diabetes mellitus in 10.7 percent. The majority of hypertensive women were obese and overweight. Conclusions: The middle-aged women of the health area studied had predominantly pre-university education, in perimenopause, with overweight and obesity and arterial hypertension(AU)

Evaluating the Outcome of Multi-Morbid Patients Cared for by Hospitalists: a Report of Integrated Medical Model in Korea

BACKGROUND: The lack of medical personnel has led to the employment of hospitalists in Korean hospitals to provide high-quality medical care. However, whether hospitalists' care can improve patients' outcomes remains unclear. We aimed to analyze the outcome in patients cared for by hospitalists. METHODS: A retrospective review was conducted in 1,015 patients diagnosed with pneumonia or urinary tract infection from March 2017 to July 2018. After excluding 306 patients, 709 in the general ward who were admitted via the emergency department were enrolled, including 169 and 540 who were cared for by hospitalists (HGs) and non-hospitalists (NHGs), respectively. We compared the length of hospital stay (LOS), in-hospital mortality, readmission rate, comorbidity, and disease severity between the two groups. Comorbidities were analyzed using Charlson comorbidity index (CCI). RESULTS: HG LOS (median, interquartile range [IQR], 8 [5–12] days) was lower than NHG LOS (median [IQR], 10 [7–15] days), (P < 0.001). Of the 30 (4.2%) patients who died during their hospital stay, a lower percentage of HG patients (2.4%) than that of NHG patients (4.8%) died, but the difference between the two groups was not significant (P = 0.170). In a subgroup analysis, HG LOS was shorter than NHG LOS (median [IQR], 8 [5–12] vs. 10 [7–16] days, respectively, P < 0.001) with CCI of ≥ 5 points. CONCLUSION: Hospitalist care can improve the LOS of patients, especially those with multiple comorbidities. Further studies are warranted to evaluate the impact of hospitalist care in Korea.