Catastrophic health expenditure among single empty-nest elderly with multimorbidity in rural Shandong, China: the effect of co-occurrence of frailty

Catastrophic health expenditure among single empty-nest elderly with multimorbidity in rural Shandong, China: the effect of co-occurrence of frailty

Abstract Background Previous studies have indicated that older adults with multimorbidity had higher risk of incurring catastrophic health expenditure (CHE). However, the effect of co-occurrence of frailty on CHE among single empty-nest elderly with multimorbidity remains unclear. This study aims to...

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Main Authors: Zhengyue Jing, Jie Li, Pei Pei Fu, Yi Wang, Yemin Yuan, Dan Zhao, Wenting Hao, Caiting Yu, Chengchao Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Physical multimorbidity
Frailty
Catastrophic health expenditure
Living alone
China
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-020-01362-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-020-01362-6

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