Geriatric Index of Comorbidity: validation and comparison with other measures of comorbidity

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Authors

Renzo Rozzini · Gruppo di Ricerca Geriatrica

Abstract

the Geriatric Index of Comorbidity, a measure of comorbidity assuming that both number of diseases and occurrence of very severe diseases are determinants of health, has the greatest concurrent validity with disability and is the best predictor of mortality.

Topics & Keywords

Chronic Disease Management Strategies Frailty in Older Adults Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Age and Ageing

Volume 31, Issue 4, pp. 277-285

DOI: 10.1093/ageing/31.4.277

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