Associations between multimorbidity and additional burden for working-age adults with specific forms of musculoskeletal conditions: A cross-sectional study

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Lowe, Dianne, Taylor, Michael and Hill, Sophie. (2017). Associations between multimorbidity and additional burden for working-age adults with specific forms of musculoskeletal conditions: A cross-sectional study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 18(1), pp. 1 - 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1496-2
AuthorsLowe, Dianne, Taylor, Michael and Hill, Sophie
Abstract

Background
Multiple health conditions are increasingly a problem for adults with musculoskeletal conditions. However, multimorbidity research has focused primarily on the elderly and those with a limited subset of musculoskeletal disorders. We sought to determine whether associations between multimorbidity and additional burden differ with specific forms of musculoskeletal conditions among working-age adults.
Methods
Data were sourced from a nationally representative Australian survey. Specific musculoskeletal conditions examined were osteoarthritis; inflammatory arthritis; other forms of arthritis or arthropathies; musculoskeletal conditions not elsewhere specified; gout; back pain; soft tissue disorders; or osteoporosis. Multimorbidity was defined as the additional presence of one or more of the Australian National Health Priority Area conditions. Burden was assessed by self-reported measures of: (i) self-rated health (ii) musculoskeletal-related healthcare and medicines utilisation and, (iii) general healthcare utilisation. Associations between multimorbidity and additional health or healthcare utilisation burden among working-age adults (aged 18 – 64 years of age) with specific musculoskeletal conditions were estimated using logistic regression, adjusting for confounders. Interaction terms were fitted to identify whether there were specific musculoskeletal conditions where multimorbidity was more strongly associated with poorer health or greater healthcare utilisation than in the remaining musculoskeletal group.
Results
Among working-age adults, for each of the specified musculoskeletal conditions, multimorbidity was associated with similar, increased likelihood of additional self-rated health burden and certain types of healthcare utilisation. While there were differences in the relationships between multimorbidity and burden for each of the specific musculoskeletal conditions, no one specific musculoskeletal condition appeared to be consistently associated with greater additional health burden in the presence of multimorbidity across the majority of self-rated health burden and healthcare use measures.
Conclusions
For working-age people with any musculoskeletal conditions examined here, multimorbidity increases self-reported health and healthcare utilisation burden. As no one musculoskeletal condition appears consistently worse off in the presence of multimorbidity, there is a need to better understand and identify strategies that acknowledge and address the additional burden of concomitant conditions for working-age adults with a range of musculoskeletal conditions.

KeywordsMultimorbidity; Musculoskeletal conditions; Quality of life; Healthcare utilisation
Year2017
JournalBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Journal citation18 (1), pp. 1 - 14
PublisherBioMed Central
ISSN1471-2474
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1496-2
Scopus EID2-s2.0-85017033292
Open accessOpen access
Page range1 - 14
Research GroupSchool of Allied Health
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Place of publicationUnited Kingdom
EditorsC. M. Fitzpatrick
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