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
2021
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Multimorbidity Changes Over Time
Quiñones AR, Newsom JT, Elman MR, Markwardt S, Nagel CL, Dorr DA, Allore HG, Botoseneanu A. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Multimorbidity Changes Over Time. Medical Care 2021, 59: 402-409. PMID: 33821829, PMCID: PMC8024615, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimal diseaseOlder adultsProspective cohort studyHigher depressive symptomsMultimorbidity combinationsEthnic older adultsCohort studyMultimorbidity patternsLung diseaseHeart diseaseRetirement Study respondentsDelay progressionDepressive symptomsMultimorbidityDiseaseLatent class analysisLatent classesEthnic differencesWhite AmericansStudy respondentsMultinomial logistic modelAdultsClass analysisLogistic modelParticipants