Multimorbidity patterns and the relation to self-rated health among older Japanese people: a nationwide cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Classifying individuals into multimorbidity patterns can be useful to identify the target population with poorer clinical outcomes. Self-rated health (SRH) is one of the core outcomes in multimorbidity patients. Although studies have reported that multimorbidity is associated with poor SRH, whether certain patterns have stronger associations remains unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity and investigate the association between multimorbidity patterns and SRH in an older Japanese population.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Data were obtained from the 2013 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, a nationally representative survey of the general Japanese population.

Participants

This study

SUBMITTER: Honda Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9438194 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature