Association between multimorbidity and informal long-term care use in China: a nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of multimorbidity on long-term care (LTC) use is understudied, despite its well-documented negative effects on functional disabilities. The current study aims to assess the association between multimorbidity and informal LTC use in China. We also explored the socioeconomic and regional disparities.

Methods

The study included 10,831 community-dwelling respondents aged 45 years and older from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study in 2011, 2015, and 2018 for analysis. We used a two-part model with random effects to estimate the association between multimorbidity and informal LTC use. Heterogeneity of the association by socioeconomic position (education and income) and region was explored via a subgroup analysis. We further converted the change

SUBMITTER: Chen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10617137 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature