Refining the Charlson Comorbidity Index for use in long-term care patients

<h3 dir="ltr">Aim</h3><p dir="ltr">To evaluate the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) for predicting outcomes in elderly long-term care patients.</p><h3 dir="ltr">Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">A retrospective cohort study ana...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Brijesh Sathian (479264) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Kawa Ghaforaziz Amin (22175812) (author), Irfan Muneeb (22175815) (author), Hanadi Al Hamad (12229412) (author)
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Irfan Muneeb (22175815)
Hanadi Al Hamad (12229412)
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Kawa Ghaforaziz Amin (22175812)
Irfan Muneeb (22175815)
Hanadi Al Hamad (12229412)
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Clinical sciences
Health sciences
Epidemiology
Charlson Comorbidity Index
mortality prediction
Qatar healthcare
comorbidities
long-term care
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description <h3 dir="ltr">Aim</h3><p dir="ltr">To evaluate the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) for predicting outcomes in elderly long-term care patients.</p><h3 dir="ltr">Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">A retrospective cohort study analyzed health records of 172 hospitalized patients (aged ≥60) from Rumailah Hospital’s Geriatrics and Long-term Care Department, Qatar. CCI weights were updated using hazard ratios. Logistic regression and C-statistics assessed mortality outcomes.</p><h3 dir="ltr">Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Of the 172 patients, 61.5% were male, and 42% were Qatari. Diabetes without complications was the most common comorbidity (42.5%), while AIDS/HIV was absent. In-hospital or 30-day mortality was 6.3%, and 1-year mortality was 26.4%. Updated CCI weights improved risk prediction for diabetes (weight 6), renal disease (weight 4), and malignancies (weight 6), with myocardial infarction assigned zero weight due to low mortality risk. The revised model achieved a C-statistic of 0.9 for both in-hospital and 1-year mortality, surpassing the original CCI’s scores (0.8–0.9).</p><h3 dir="ltr">Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">The updated CCI, tailored for Qatar’s long-term care population, improves mortality prediction for conditions such as diabetes and renal disease. This context-specific tool improves risk stratification, underscoring the need for tailored prognostic models in Qatar’s evolving healthcare system.</p><h2 dir="ltr">Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: The Aging Male<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13685538.2025.2554096" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13685538.2025.2554096</a></p>
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spelling Refining the Charlson Comorbidity Index for use in long-term care patientsBrijesh Sathian (479264)Kawa Ghaforaziz Amin (22175812)Irfan Muneeb (22175815)Hanadi Al Hamad (12229412)Biomedical and clinical sciencesClinical sciencesHealth sciencesEpidemiologyCharlson Comorbidity Indexmortality predictionQatar healthcarecomorbiditieslong-term care<h3 dir="ltr">Aim</h3><p dir="ltr">To evaluate the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) for predicting outcomes in elderly long-term care patients.</p><h3 dir="ltr">Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">A retrospective cohort study analyzed health records of 172 hospitalized patients (aged ≥60) from Rumailah Hospital’s Geriatrics and Long-term Care Department, Qatar. CCI weights were updated using hazard ratios. Logistic regression and C-statistics assessed mortality outcomes.</p><h3 dir="ltr">Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Of the 172 patients, 61.5% were male, and 42% were Qatari. Diabetes without complications was the most common comorbidity (42.5%), while AIDS/HIV was absent. In-hospital or 30-day mortality was 6.3%, and 1-year mortality was 26.4%. Updated CCI weights improved risk prediction for diabetes (weight 6), renal disease (weight 4), and malignancies (weight 6), with myocardial infarction assigned zero weight due to low mortality risk. The revised model achieved a C-statistic of 0.9 for both in-hospital and 1-year mortality, surpassing the original CCI’s scores (0.8–0.9).</p><h3 dir="ltr">Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">The updated CCI, tailored for Qatar’s long-term care population, improves mortality prediction for conditions such as diabetes and renal disease. This context-specific tool improves risk stratification, underscoring the need for tailored prognostic models in Qatar’s evolving healthcare system.</p><h2 dir="ltr">Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: The Aging Male<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13685538.2025.2554096" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13685538.2025.2554096</a></p>2025-09-03T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1080/13685538.2025.2554096https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Refining_the_Charlson_Comorbidity_Index_for_use_in_long-term_care_patients/31056742CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/310567422025-09-03T03:00:00Z
spellingShingle Refining the Charlson Comorbidity Index for use in long-term care patients
Brijesh Sathian (479264)
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Clinical sciences
Health sciences
Epidemiology
Charlson Comorbidity Index
mortality prediction
Qatar healthcare
comorbidities
long-term care
status_str publishedVersion
title Refining the Charlson Comorbidity Index for use in long-term care patients
title_full Refining the Charlson Comorbidity Index for use in long-term care patients
title_fullStr Refining the Charlson Comorbidity Index for use in long-term care patients
title_full_unstemmed Refining the Charlson Comorbidity Index for use in long-term care patients
title_short Refining the Charlson Comorbidity Index for use in long-term care patients
title_sort Refining the Charlson Comorbidity Index for use in long-term care patients
topic Biomedical and clinical sciences
Clinical sciences
Health sciences
Epidemiology
Charlson Comorbidity Index
mortality prediction
Qatar healthcare
comorbidities
long-term care