2024
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 diseases
2022
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 proportionAdults