Relationship between multimorbidity, functional limitation, and quality of life among middle-aged and older adults: findings from the longitudinal analysis of the 2013-2020 Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE).
Piotr WilkMaria Ruiz-CastellSaverio StrangesTorsten BohnGuy FagherazziKathryn NicholsonValérie MoranTatjana T MakovskiMaria Noel Pi AlperinMaurice P ZeegersHanen SamoudaPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2023)
Using novel methodological techniques, this study contributes to a better understanding of the longitudinal relationship between functional limitation and quality of life among individuals with and without multimorbidity and how this relationship changes across the life course. Our findings suggest that lowering the risk of having multimorbidity can decrease functional limitation and increase quality of life.