Journal article
Multimorbidity predicts functional decline in community-dwelling older adults: Prospective cohort study.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine if multimorbidity is associated with functional status, and to assess if multimorbidity predicts declining functional status over a 5-year time frame, after accounting for baseline functional status and other potential confounding factors.
DESIGN: Analysis of an existing population-based cohort study.
Authors
St John PD; Tyas SL; Menec V; Tate R; Griffith L
Journal
Canadian Family Physician, Vol. 65, No. 2, pp. e56–e63
Publication Date
February 2019
ISSN
0008-350X