Prevalence and Patterns of Multimorbidity Among Rural Elderly: Findings of the AHSETS Study.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: In India, the proportion of older population is projected to increase from 8% in 2015 to 19% in 2050 and a third of the country's population will be older adults by end of the century. Multimorbidity is common among the elderly and the prevalence increases with age. Chronic conditions are most often present as clusters and it's critical to explore the prevalent pattern of clustering for better public health strategies. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 725 rural older adults (>60 years) in Tigiria block of Odisha, India. Multimorbidity status was assessed using the prior validated MAQ-PC tool. Survey was conducted using android tablets installed with open data kit software. While Euclidean distances using K-means clustering algorithm were used

SUBMITTER: Kshatri JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7676903 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature