Association of multimorbidity patterns with incident disability and recovery of independence among middle-aged and older adults.
Jiayi ZhouMelissa Y WeiJingyi ZhangHua LiuChenkai WuPublished in: Age and ageing (2022)
multimorbidity is complex and heterogeneous, but our study demonstrates that clinically meaningful patterns can be obtained using LCA. We highlight four multimorbidity patterns with differential effects on incident disability and recovery from disability. These studies suggest that targeted prevention and treatment approaches are needed for people with multimorbidity.