Prevalence, patterns of multimorbidity and associations with health care utilization among middle-aged and older people in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multimorbidity has become one of the main challenges in health care system. The association between prevalence, patterns of multimorbidity and health care utilization is less often discussed in China. The purpose of this study is to examine this association among Chinese middle-aged and older adults and take into account different sociodemographic, behavioral and health characteristics. Based on this, implications of current evidence and effective intervention on multimorbidity and health care utilization can be identified and put into practice.

Methods

The wave 4 in 2018 of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) was used in the study. Multimorbidity was defined as the co-occurrence of two or more chronic medical condition of a list of fourtee

SUBMITTER: Zhong Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10031889 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature