MULTIMORBIDITY PROGRESSION AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES IN THE HEALTH AND RETIREMENT STUDY (1991–2015)
Quiñones A, Markwardt S, Bobo M, Allore H, Newsom J, Nagel C, Botoseneanu A, Dorr D. MULTIMORBIDITY PROGRESSION AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES IN THE HEALTH AND RETIREMENT STUDY (1991–2015). Innovation In Aging 2022, 6: 693-693. DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igac059.2540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultimorbidity groupObese body mass indexOlder adultsLevel of multimorbidityBody mass indexHigh incidence rateHigh multimorbidityMass indexIncidence rateED ratesMultimorbidityMedicare beneficiariesMedicare feeBirth cohortService beneficiariesLower multimorbidityFunctional lossGreater riskSociodemographic differencesDisease accumulationLater lifeAbstract Older adultsRetirement StudyHigher proportionAdultsDepressive Multimorbidity and Trajectories of Functional Status among Older Americans: Differences by Racial/Ethnic Group
Botoseneanu A, Elman M, Allore H, Dorr D, Newsom J, Nagel C, Quiñones A. Depressive Multimorbidity and Trajectories of Functional Status among Older Americans: Differences by Racial/Ethnic Group. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2022, 24: 250-257.e3. PMID: 36535384, PMCID: PMC10280885, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional limitationsOlder adultsSomatic multimorbidityBody mass indexScreening/treatmentDaily living limitationsUS older adultsNon-Hispanic blacksHigher depressive symptomsAdults age 65Race/ethnicityMass indexTreatment optionsBaseline ageFunctional statusRepresentative sampleHigh prevalenceInstrumental activitiesFunctional declineDaily livingMultimorbidityDepressive symptomsSomatic diseasesDepressive symptomatologyEthnic groups