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The Prevalence Of Multimorbidity Among People With Non-Affective Psychotic Disorders 10-Years After First Diagnosis, Myanca D. Rodrigues Aug 2020

The Prevalence Of Multimorbidity Among People With Non-Affective Psychotic Disorders 10-Years After First Diagnosis, Myanca D. Rodrigues

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Prior research suggests that people with psychotic disorders have an excess risk of individual chronic conditions, however less is known about their risk of co-occurring multiple chronic health conditions; that is, multimorbidity. The overall objective of this thesis was to examine the association between psychotic disorders and multimorbidity using two complementary studies. First, our systematic review and meta-analysis of fourteen studies found that people with psychotic disorders had an increased risk of 2+ chronic conditions relative to those without psychosis (RR=1.69, 95%CI=1.37,2.08). Second, our retrospective matched cohort study found that people with psychotic disorders treated by an early psychosis intervention …


All-Cause And Cause-Specific Mortality Among Medicaid-Insured Women With Preexisting Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosed With Breast Cancer : An Epidemiological Analysis Of Linked New York State Medicaid And Cancer Registry Data, Wayne Rashaan Lawrence Jan 2020

All-Cause And Cause-Specific Mortality Among Medicaid-Insured Women With Preexisting Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosed With Breast Cancer : An Epidemiological Analysis Of Linked New York State Medicaid And Cancer Registry Data, Wayne Rashaan Lawrence

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Background: The present study investigated the influence preexisting type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and antidiabetic drugs have on all-cause and cause-specific mortality among Medicaid-insured women diagnosed with breast cancer by menopausal status.