Do older adults with multimorbidity prefer institutional care than those without multimorbidity? The role of functional limitation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Population ageing and social transformation present tremendous challenges to the informal support system of older adults, which engendered institutional care in China. This study aimed to examine the association between multimorbidity and institutional care willingness, and investigate whether there is an interaction effects between multimorbidity and functional limitations on institutional care willingness among Chinese older adults.

Methods

Data were obtained from the sixth National Health Service Survey of Shandong province, China. The sample included 8583 older adults (age ≥ 60 years; 51.7% women), 44.8% without chronic diseases, 34.8% and 20.4% with one chronic condition and multimorbidity, respectively. Multivariable logistic regression models and marginal e

SUBMITTER: Zhao D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8845225 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature