The association between mental-physical multimorbidity and disability, work productivity, and social participation in China: a panel data analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The co-occurrence of mental and physical chronic conditions (mental-physical multimorbidity) is a growing and largely unaddressed challenge for health systems and wider economies in low-and middle-income countries. This study investigated the independent and combined (additive or synergistic) effects of mental and physical chronic conditions on disability, work productivity, and social participation in China.

Methods

Panel data study design utilised two waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (2011, 2015), including 5616 participants aged ≥45 years, 12 physical chronic conditions and depression. We used a panel data approach of random-effects regression models to assess the relationships between mental-physical multimorbidity and outcomes.

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SUBMITTER: Pan T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7890601 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature