The associations of sleep deficiency and frailty with multimorbidity among community-dwelling older adults in the Philippines and Viet Nam
Dr. Chen is a part of the team that has recently published “The associations of sleep deficiency and frailty with multimorbidity among community-dwelling older adults in the Philippines and Viet Nam” in Psychology, Health & Medicine. This study examined sleep deficiency, multimorbidity, and frailty among older adults in the Philippines and Viet Nam. Sleep deficiency was associated with 83% higher odds of multimorbidity in the Philippines and 57% higher odds in Viet Nam, after adjustment for frailty and other factors. Findings support improving sleep health to potentially reduce multimorbidity, though associations varied by frailty status. View Publication: https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2025.2519223