Understanding the association of disability with multimorbidity, and healthcare utilization in India's older adult population: insights from cross-sectional evidence of SAGE-2.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Like other low-and middle-income countries, India is undergoing a demographic and epidemiologic shift that has led to a significant rise in the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Evidence suggests that chronic illnesses and disability are linked but limited studies have explored the association between disability and multimorbidity (simultaneous presence of two or more chronic conditions). Since the magnitude of multimorbidity is becoming a norm, it is prudent to understand the association between these two. We aimed to estimate the association between disability and multimorbidity and assess their healthcare utilization among older adults in India using a nationally representative data.

Methods

We employed data from the second round of World Health Organ

SUBMITTER: Agrawal R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11537888 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature