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August 26, 2025Frontiers in Public HealthOpen Access

Association of multimorbidity patterns with potential out-of-hospital clinical service needs: results from a nationally representative sample of older Chinese

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JYJing YangJXJian XiaoZZZeyun Zhang

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Observational analysis highlights increased out-of-hospital care demands linked to multimorbidity in older adults, suggesting critical policy implications.

Key Points

  • Participants with multimorbidity had a significant increase in demand for out-of-hospital care, reflecting a need for tailored services.
  • The 'Multisystem pattern' showed the highest demand for care, with odds ratio of 3.93 indicating severe health service needs.
  • Utilizing latent class analysis, this study categorized multimorbidity patterns from a large representative sample of older adults in China.
  • Findings suggest that understanding multimorbidity is crucial for effective healthcare policies and aligning services with patient needs.

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Yang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af7c8d7567bf4f94ff3d76https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1586215
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