Association between multimorbidity, self-rated health and life satisfaction among independent, community-dwelling very old persons in Japan: longitudinal cohort analysis from the Kawasaki Ageing and Well-being Project.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to identify associations between multimorbidity and subjective health outcomes among the very old persons, after adjusting for coexisting conditions such as frailty and depression.

Study setting and participants

This was an observational cross-sectional study involving 1012 independent, community-dwelling very old persons (507 men, 505 women; aged 85-89 years) in Kawasaki city, Japan.

Outcome measures

The primary outcome was the cross-sectional associations between multimorbidity and poor self-rated health (SRH) and life satisfaction using binary logistic regression. The secondary outcome was the association of subjective health with each chronic condition.

Results

The prevalence of multimorbidity (≥2 conditions) was 94.7%, and the av

SUBMITTER: Ando T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8883229 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature