Renfang Shu
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Renfang Shu has a total of 3 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Chundi Liu
School of Nursing, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
1 shared publication - Hong Liang
Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
1 shared publication - Yan Liang
School of Nursing, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 6 January 2022
- Published by MDPI AG in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Vol. 19 (2) , 645
Multimorbidity Patterns and the Disablement Process among Public Long-Term Care Insurance Claimants in the City of Yiwu (Zhejiang Province, China)
This study aimed to identify multimorbidity patterns and explore the disablement process by utilizing the model raised by Verbrugge and Jette as a theoretical framework. This cross-sectional study used public Long-term Care Insurance (LTCI) claimants’ assessment data of Yiwu city in Zhejiang Province, China, for 2604 individuals aged 60 years and older, from September through December 2018. Latent Class Analysis (LCA) was conducted using 10 common chronic conditions. Structural Equation Modeling was used to examine the disablement process. The latent classes of multimorbidity patterns were the “coronary atherosclerotic heart disease” class (19.0%), the “lower limb fractures” class (26.4%), and the “other diseases” class (54.6%). The structural model results show that coronary atherosclerotic heart disease had a significant influence on incontinence, but it was not statistically significant in predicting vision impairment and mobility impairment. Lower limb fractures had significant effects on vision impairment, incontinence, and mobility impairment. Vision impairment, incontinence, and mobility impairment had significant effects on physical activities of daily living (ADLs). Our findings suggest that different impairments exist from specific patterns of multimorbidity to physical ADL disability, which may provide insights for researchers and policy makers to develop tailored care and provide support for physically disabled older people.
- 6 January 2022
- Published by MDPI AG in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Vol. 19 (2) , 645
Open AccessMultimorbidity Patterns and the Disablement Process among Public Long-Term Care Insurance Claimants in the City of Yiwu (Zhejiang Province, China)
This study aimed to identify multimorbidity patterns and explore the disablement process by utilizing the model raised by Verbrugge and Jette as a theoretical framework. This cross-sectional study used public Long-term Care Insurance (LTCI) claimants’ assessment data of Yiwu city in Zhejiang Province, China, for 2604 individuals aged 60 years and older, from September through December 2018. Latent Class Analysis (LCA) was conducted using 10 common chronic conditions. Structural Equation Modeling was used to examine the disablement process. The latent classes of multimorbidity patterns were the “coronary atherosclerotic heart disease” class (19.0%), the “lower limb fractures” class (26.4%), and the “other diseases” class (54.6%). The structural model results show that coronary atherosclerotic heart disease had a significant influence on incontinence, but it was not statistically significant in predicting vision impairment and mobility impairment. Lower limb fractures had significant effects on vision impairment, incontinence, and mobility impairment. Vision impairment, incontinence, and mobility impairment had significant effects on physical activities of daily living (ADLs). Our findings suggest that different impairments exist from specific patterns of multimorbidity to physical ADL disability, which may provide insights for researchers and policy makers to develop tailored care and provide support for physically disabled older people.