Maiah Hardin, Fiona Adanse, Chandler Schexnayder, Janeca Malveaux, Sylvester Agbahiwe
Impact of Liraglutide to Semaglutide Conversion on Glycemic Control and Cost Savings at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS
global prevalence multimorbidity increasing population ages individuals get older likely develop multiple chronic conditions nearly twothirds older adults united states estimated experience 2 chronic conditions present preregistered study examined whether multimorbidity associated longitudinal changes healthrelated quality life ie anxiety depression physical function whether associations moderated sociodemographic factors ie sex race marital status income insurance education data come health literacy cognitive function among older adults longitudinal study litcog prospective cohort study englishspeaking older adults n 900 measurement occasion participants reported anxiety depression physical function using patient reported outcomes information system chronic conditions sociodemographic characteristics employed multilevel growth models estimate changes healthrelated quality life multimorbidities predictor sociodemographics covariates results indicated individuals multiple chronic conditions reported persistently high levels anxiety depression worse physical function found evidence racial health disparities individuals identified nonwhite experienced worse healthrelated quality life multimorbidities increased relative white participants results contribute current conversation longterm impacts structural systemic barriers experienced minoritized groups discuss public health implications multimorbidity older adulthood