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Objective: To analyze the current status of social support for middle-aged and older adults with multimorbidity and to explore the correlation between different dimensions of social support and multimorbidity and the related outcomes on the basis of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2015 survey data so as to reveal the complex social background of multimorbidity and the impact of social support on multimorbidity.
Methods: A total of 9168 valid samples, with an average age of 59.60 years, were included in the study. Using the social support-related variables of the respondents, we conducted factor analysis and constructed regression models of common factors of social support and multimorbidity-related outcomes, intending to analyze the impact of common factors of social support on multimorbidity in the middle-aged and older adults.
Results: The multimorbidity of middle-aged and older adults in China was related to multiple factors of social support, and the differences were statistically significant. Logistic regression showed that social support in the form of activity/recreational facilities and medical resources was a protective factor of multimorbidity, that family emotional support and economic support had a positive effect on life satisfaction of comorbid patients, and that social support in the form of education, social life and housing conditions was negatively correlated with catastrophic medical expenditure of the comorbid population ( <0.05).
Conclusion: Social support for middle-aged and older adults in China is unevenly distributed. Social support in the form of activity/recreational facilities and medical resources may reduce the risks of multimorbidity among middle-aged and older adults. Good family economic and emotional support can improve the life satisfaction of middle-aged and older adults with multimorbidity. Social support in the form of education, social life and housing conditions may reduce the risk of catastrophic medical expenditure in middle-aged and older adults with multimorbidity.
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