Effect of multimorbidity patterns on the decline in health-related quality of life: a nationwide prospective cohort study in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Longitudinal studies, which consider multimorbidity patterns, are useful for better clarifying the effect of multimorbidity on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and for identifying the target population with poorer clinical outcomes among patients with multimorbidity. This study aimed to examine the effects of different multimorbidity patterns on the decline in HRQoL.

Design

Nationwide prospective cohort study.

Setting

Japanese adult residents.

Participants

Residents aged ≥50 years selected by the quota sampling method.

Primary outcome measure

Clinically relevant decline in HRQoL was defined as a 0.50 SD (5-point) decrease in the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) component summary scores for 1 year.

Results

In total, 1211 pa

SUBMITTER: Aoki T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8204170 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature