2024
Multimorbidity and associated informal care receiving characteristics for US older adults: a latent class analysis
Liu R, Nagel C, Chen S, Newsom J, Allore H, Quiñones A. Multimorbidity and associated informal care receiving characteristics for US older adults: a latent class analysis. BMC Geriatrics 2024, 24: 571. PMID: 38956501, PMCID: PMC11221032, DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-05158-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Health and Aging Trends StudyMultimorbidity patternsCare needsOlder adultsSelf-careInformal careLatent class analysisCare receiver characteristicsCombinations of multimorbidityPerson-centered carePatterns of multimorbidityDifferential care needsUS older adultsAssociated with lower oddsAssociated with higher oddsGroup of older adultsMultinomial logistic regression modelModerate cognitive impairmentClass analysisLogistic regression modelsInformal caregiversBackgroundOlder adultsCare recipientsMultimorbidity groupsChronic conditions
2023
LATENT CLASSES OF MULTIMORBIDITY AND ASSOCIATED CARE-RECEIVING CHARACTERISTICS FOR US OLDER ADULTS
Liu M, Nagel C, Chen S, Kaye J, Allore H, Quiñones A. LATENT CLASSES OF MULTIMORBIDITY AND ASSOCIATED CARE-RECEIVING CHARACTERISTICS FOR US OLDER ADULTS. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: 823-823. PMCID: PMC10739216, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.2654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder adultsCare needsMore unmet needsDifferent care needsType of careAging Trends StudyMultimorbidity combinationsMultimorbidity patternsMusculoskeletal conditionsChronic conditionsNational HealthMedian numberUnmet needAssociated careMultimorbidityCareIADL domainsLatent classesAbstract Older adultsAdultsFurther investigationFour-class solutionHealthy classCaregiversSmall proportion