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Functional limitations in people with multimorbidity and the association with mental health conditions: Baseline data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Increasing multimorbidity is often associated with declining physical functioning, with some studies showing a disproportionate impact on functioning when mental health conditions are present. More research is needed because most multimorbidity studies exclude mental health conditions. OBJECTIVES: This study aims to improve our understanding of the association between functional limitation and multimorbidity, including a …

Authors

Fisher K; Griffith LE; Gruneir A; Kanters D; Markle-Reid M; Ploeg J

Journal

PLOS ONE, Vol. 16, No. 8,

Publisher

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0255907

ISSN

1932-6203