Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice
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Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can · Aug 2020
Regional variation in multimorbidity prevalence in British Columbia, Canada: a cross-sectional analysis of Canadian Community Health Survey data, 2015/16.
Multimorbidity represents a major concern for population health and service delivery planners. Information about the population prevalence (absolute numbers and proportions) of multimorbidity among regional health service delivery populations is needed for planning for multimorbidity care. In Canada, health region-specific estimates of multimorbidity prevalence are not routinely presented. The Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) is a potentially valuable source of data for these estimates. ⋯ Multimorbidity prevalence estimates varied across BC health regions, and were lowest in Vancouver and Richmond after controlling for multiple potential confounders. There is a need for provincial and regional multimorbidity care policy development and priority setting. In this context, the CCHS represents a valuable source of information for regional multimorbidity analyses in Canada.