Multimorbidity, functional limitations, and outcomes: Interactions in a population-based cohort of older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand the interaction of multimorbidity and functional limitations in determining health-care utilization and survival in older adults.

Methods

Olmsted County, Minnesota, residents aged 60-89 years in 2005 were categorized into four cohorts based on the presence or absence of multimorbidity (≥3 chronic conditions from a list of 18) and functional limitations (≥1 limitation in an activity of daily living from a list of 9), and were followed through December 31, 2016. Andersen-Gill and Cox regression estimated hazard ratios (HRs) for emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, and death using persons with neither multimorbidity nor functional limitations as the reference (interaction analyses).

Results

Among 13,145 persons, 34% had neither mult

SUBMITTER: Chamberlain AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6734596 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature