Multimorbidity patterns and health-related quality of life among community-dwelling older adults: evidence from a rural town in Suzhou, China.

Heng LuXing-Xuan DongDan-Lin LiXin-Yi NiePei WangChen-Wei Pan

Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2024)

Multimorbidity was negatively associated with HRQOL among older adults from rural China. The presence of the psycho-cognitive diseases pattern or the organic diseases pattern contributed to worse HRQOL. The remarkable negative impact of psycho-cognitive diseases on HRQOL necessiates more attention and relevant medical assistance to older rural adults.

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