Multimorbidity and functional impairment–bidirectional interplay, synergistic effects and common pathways

A Calderón‐Larrañaga, DL Vetrano… - Journal of internal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This review discusses the interplay between multimorbidity (ie co‐occurrence of more than
one chronic health condition in an individual) and functional impairment (ie limitations in …

Association between multimorbidity and hospitalization in older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis

LP Rodrigues, AT de Oliveira Rezende… - Age and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Multimorbidity is defined as the presence of multiple chronic conditions in the
same individual. Multimorbidity is more prevalent in older adults and can lead to several …

Association between multimorbidity patterns and disability among older people covered by long-term care insurance in Shanghai, China

Z Wang, W Peng, M Li, X Li, T Yang, C Li, H Yan, X Jia… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background Functional disability and multimorbidity are common among older people.
However, little is known about the relationship between functional disability and different …

Predictive value of intrinsic capacity on adverse outcomes among community-dwelling older adults

J Yu, H Si, X Qiao, Y Jin, L Ji, Q Liu, Y Bian, W Wang… - Geriatric nursing, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the predictive value of intrinsic capacity on one-year incident adverse
outcomes among community-dwelling older adults. Methods A total of 756 community …

Health care utilization and unmet needs in Chinese older adults with multimorbidity and functional impairment

C Li, R Zhou, N Yao, T Cornwell, S Wang - Journal of the American Medical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives China has the world's largest aging population, of which 46% have multimorbidity
and 38% have functional impairment. Older adults with multimorbidity often suffer functional …

Patterns of intrinsic capacity among community-dwelling older adults: Identification by latent class analysis and association with one-year adverse outcomes

J Yu, H Si, Y Jin, X Qiao, L Ji, Y Bian, Q Liu, W Wang… - Geriatric Nursing, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To identify patterns of intrinsic capacity (IC) and determine the association
between these patterns with incident one-year outcomes. Methods A total of 756 older adults …

Falls after hospital discharge: a randomized clinical trial of individualized multimodal falls prevention education

AM Hill, SM McPhail, TP Haines… - The Journals of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Older people are at high risk of falls after hospital discharge. The study aimed to
evaluate the effect of providing individualized falls prevention education in addition to usual …

Determinants of health trajectories in England and the United States: an approach to identify different patterns of healthy aging

J de la Fuente, FF Caballero… - The Journals of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Aging is a multidimensional process with a remarkable interindividual
variability. This study is focused on identifying groups of population with similar aging …

Hospital at home‐plus: a platform of facility‐based care

LV DeCherrie, A Wajnberg, T Soones… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES To describe the evolution of a hospital at home (HaH) program to a HaH with
a 30‐day posthospitalization transition period (HaH‐Plus) and results of a retrospective …

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

D Zhao, J Li, T Gao, J Sun, Y Wang, Q Wang, C Zhou - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background Population ageing and social transformation present tremendous challenges to
the informal support system of older adults, which engendered institutional care in China …