Mercer SW

ORCID: 0000-0002-1703-3664 · 3 papers in corpus · active 2022-2023
2023
Impact of data source choice on multimorbidity measurement: a comparison study of 2.3 million individuals in the Welsh National Health Service.
BMC medicine ·doi:10.1186/s12916-023-02970-z

BackgroundMeasurement of multimorbidity in research is variable, including the choice of the data source used to ascertain conditions. We compared the estimated prevalence of multimorbidity and associations with mortality using different da…

2023
The impact of varying the number and selection of conditions on estimated multimorbidity prevalence: A cross-sectional study using a large, primary care population dataset.
PLoS medicine ·doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004208

BackgroundMultimorbidity prevalence rates vary considerably depending on the conditions considered in the morbidity count, but there is no standardised approach to the number or selection of conditions to include.Methods and findingsWe cond…

2022
Measuring multimorbidity in research: Delphi consensus study.
BMJ medicine ·doi:10.1136/bmjmed-2022-000247

ObjectiveTo develop international consensus on the definition and measurement of multimorbidity in research.DesignDelphi consensus study.SettingInternational consensus; data collected in three online rounds from participants between 30 Nove…