Disability severity transitions in the community-dwelling Swiss ageing population: secondary analysis of the Swiss version of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) using multistate models.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe disability severity transitions in the ageing population in Switzerland using an overall functioning score to define four disability severity states (no, mild, moderate and severe) and death, and to investigate the association of multimorbidity and further predictors with these transitions.

Design

Secondary analysis of the Swiss version of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE).

Setting

Switzerland.

Participants

Community-dwelling population aged 50+ with at least two interviews in SHARE (N=3505).

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures and methods

Primary outcome measures are the disability severity as assessed by a previously developed overall functioning score, and death status as assesse

SUBMITTER: Hodel J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12911770 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature