Morbidity severity classifying routine consultations from English and Dutch general practice indicated physical health status

Objective: To investigate the construct validity of morbidity severity scales based on routine consultation data by studying their associations with sociodemographic factors and physical health. Study Design and Setting: Study participants were 11,232 English adults aged 50 years and over and 9,664 Dutch adults aged 18 years and over, and their consulting morbidity data in a 12-month period were linked to their physical health data. Consulters with any of 115 morbidities classified on four ordinal scales of severity ("chronicity," "time course," "health care use," and "patient impact") were co... Mehr ...