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
2022
Depressive 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