Multimorbidity and its associated factors among adults aged 50 and over: A cross-sectional study in 17 European countries.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity among European community-dwelling adults, as well as to analyse the association with gender, age, education, self-rated health, loneliness, quality of life, size of social network, Body Mass Index (BMI) and disability.

Methods

A cross-sectional study based on wave 6 (2015) of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) was conducted, and community-dwelling participants aged 50+ (n = 63,844) from 17 European countries were selected. Multimorbidity was defined as presenting two or more health conditions. The independent variables were gender, age group, educational level, self-rated health, loneliness, size of network, quality of life, BMI and disability (1+ limitations of basic activities of daily living). Po

SUBMITTER: Bezerra de Souza DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7877625 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature