Disability severity transitions in the community-dwelling Swiss ageing population: secondary analysis of the Swiss version of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) using multistate models
This study is a first attempt to understand disability severity transitions in the older population in Switzerland. Although we believe that such an approach is suitable to inform resource allocation to LTC, rehabilitation and prevention, more detailed information on contextual factors will be important to consider for future research. Moreover, our study contributes to the discussion on how to operationalise multimorbidity in healthy ageing research.
Authors
- Beatriz Meurer Moreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1650-1382)
- Carla Sabariego (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6946-0177)
- Carolina Fellinghauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0042-9945)
- David Weisstanner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4245-898X)
- Yannick Rothacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3306-3916)
- Diana PACHECO BARZALLO
- Cristina Ehrmann
- Jsabel Hodel
Institutions
- University of Lucerne (CH)
- Swiss Paraplegic Research (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-104871
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Commission
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
- National Institute on Aging