Association of multimorbidity patterns with potential out-of-hospital clinical service needs: results from a nationally representative sample of older Chinese
This study links multimorbidity to potential out-of-hospital medical service needs, identifying crucial diseases in the network. Crafting effective medical policies necessitates aligning clinical and public health practices with the characteristics of multimorbidity and its pivotal diseases.
Authors
- Li Cao
- Jianlin Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-9346)
- Zeyun Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5912-2035)
- Jing Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7774-6123)
- Jian Xiao
Institutions
- Xiamen University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University (CN)
- Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control And Prevention (CN)
- Macao Polytechnic University (MO)
- Hainan Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1586215
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35