ArticleJournal of multimorbidity and comorbidity2022
Chronic condition clusters and associated disability over time.
Article in Journal of multimorbidity and comorbidity, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Patterns of multimorbidity, their outcomes and analytical methods for their determination: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
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- Effect of age-friendly community degree on the cognitive function of older adults.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Integrating Telehealth into Community-Based Palliative Care: A Systematic Review.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Review
- The bidirectional relationship between activities of daily living and frailty during short-and long-term follow-up period among the middle-aged and older population: findings from the Chinese nationwide cohort study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Multimorbidity patterns and the association with health status of the oldest-old in long-term care facilities in China: a two-step analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Recent evidence shows that more complex clusters of chronic conditions are associated with poorer health outcomes. Less clear is the extent to which these clusters are associated with different types of disability (activities of daily living (ADL) and functional mobility (FM)) over time; the aim of this study was to investigate this relationship. Methods: This was a longitudinal analysis using the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) ( Results: We identified six chronic condition clusters: Minimal Disease, Cognitive/Affective, Multiple Morbidity, Osteoporosis, Vascular, and Cancer. Chronic condition cluster was related to ADL and FM outcomes, indicating that groups experienced differential disability over time. At time point 4, all chronic condition groups had worse FM than Minimal Disease. Discussion: The clusters of conditions identified here are plausible when considered clinically and in the context of previous research. All groups with chronic conditions carry risk for disability in FM and ADL; increased screening for disability in primary care could identify early disability and prevent decline.
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