What is already known about this topic?: Chronic disease multimorbidity is prevalent among older Chinese people, seriously affecting their well-being and quality of life.
What is added by this report?: This study estimated the impact of multimorbidity on the risk of health state transitions and health expectancy among older adults in China. It used population-representative, long-term longitudinal data and multi-state Markov modeling along with microsimulation methods.
What are the implications for public health practice?: The study results suggest that the Chinese government should strengthen the prevention and management of multimorbidity and accelerate the transition from chronic disease management to multimorbidity management.
Keywords: Disability-Free Life Expectancy; Multimorbidity; Older Adults.
Copyright and License information: Editorial Office of CCDCW, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention 2024.