The extent and burden of high multimorbidity on older adults in the US: a descriptive analysis of Medicare beneficiaries
Dorr D, Markwardt S, Bobo M, Allore H, Botoseneanu A, Newsom J, Nagel C, Quiñones A. The extent and burden of high multimorbidity on older adults in the US: a descriptive analysis of Medicare beneficiaries. BMC Geriatrics 2024, 24: 777. PMID: 39304796, PMCID: PMC11414248, DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-05329-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh multimorbidityMultimorbidity levelOlder adultsHigher levels of multimorbidityHealth and Retirement Study dataAssociated with sociodemographic characteristicsWell-being of older adultsLevels of multimorbidityProgression of multimorbidityImpact of multimorbidityBurden of multimorbidityHigher healthcare utilizationRetirement Study dataYounger birth cohortsMultimorbidity groupsHealthcare utilizationLower educationNon-HispanicMultimorbiditySociodemographic characteristicsMedicare beneficiariesSocioeconomic statusHealth indicatorsBirth cohortChronic diseasesMental-somatic multimorbidity in trajectories of cognitive function for middle-aged and older adults
Chen S, Nagel C, Liu R, Botoseneanu A, Allore H, Newsom J, Thielke S, Kaye J, Quiñones A. Mental-somatic multimorbidity in trajectories of cognitive function for middle-aged and older adults. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0303599. PMID: 38743678, PMCID: PMC11093294, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds of cognitive impairmentGroup-based trajectory modelingMultimorbidity combinationsLate-life increaseOlder adultsNon-Hispanic white adultsHigh riskHealth and Retirement StudyMiddle-agedHealth-related factorsTrajectories of cognitive functionCognitive declineCognitive impairmentMultinomial logistic regression modelMultinomial logistic regression analysisLow riskLogistic regression modelsLow initial riskTrajectory group membershipLogistic regression analysisRetirement StudyNon-HispanicMultimorbidityWhite adultsHispanic respondents