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Multimorbidity and anxiety symptoms among adults aged 50 years and over from six low- and middle-income countries
Karel KostevPinar SoysalJae Il ShinHans OhGuillermo Felipe López SánchezYvonne BarnettLaurie T. ButlerChristopher Tejun LawNicola VeroneseAi KoyanagiLee SmithLouis JacobFelipe Barreto Schuchsubject
medicine.medical_specialtymultimorbiditybusiness.industrymedia_common.quotation_subjectmulticountryLogistic regressionanxietyOddsOlder populationLow and middle income countriesEpidemiologymedicineAnxietySmıth L. F. López Sánchez G. Shin J. I. Soysal P. Veronese N. -Multimorbidity and Anxiety Symptoms among Adults Aged 50 Years and Over from Six Low- and Middle-Income Countries- Journal of Ageing and Longevity cilt.1 sa.1 ss.36-47 2021epidemiologylow- and middle-income countriesmedicine.symptomWorrybusinessAdult healtholder adultsDemographymedia_commondescription
Currently, there are limited data on the association between multimorbidity (i.e., ≥ 2 chronic conditions) and anxiety, especially among the older population in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Thus, the aim of the present study was to examine the association between multimorbidity and anxiety symptoms in a large sample of adults aged ≥ 50 years from six LMICs (China, India, Ghana, Mexico, Russia, South Africa). Cross-sectional, nationally representative, community-based data from the Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) were analysed. A total of 11 chronic physical conditions were assessed. Anxiety symptoms referred to extreme/severe problems with worry or anxiety in the past 30 days. Multivariable logistic regression and meta-analyses were conducted. Data on 34,129 adults aged ≥ 50 years were analysed (mean (SD) age 62.4 (16.0) years
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2021-10-14 |