Patterns and Determinants of Multimorbidity in Older Adults: Study in Health-Ecological Perspective.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Multimorbidity has become one of the key issues in the public health sector. This study aims to explore the patterns and health-ecological factors of multimorbidity in China to propose policy recommendations for the management of chronic diseases in the elderly. (2) Methods: A multi-stage random sampling method was used to conduct a questionnaire survey on 3637 older adults aged 60 and older in Shanxi, China. Association rule mining analysis (ARM) and network analysis were applied to analyze the patterns of multimorbidity. The health-ecological model was adopted to explore the potential associated factors of multimorbidity in a multidimensional perspective. A hierarchical multiple logistic model was employed to investigate the association strengths reflected by adjusted odd

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9779369 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature