(8) multiple chronic diseases and poor perceived health
are strong need factors for all three types of
healthcare utilization; depression increases the
probability of using inpatient care and visiting a
doctor, with ADL limitations or pain increases the
probability of seeing a doctor while with functional
loss increases the probability of having physical
examinations, but with depression, fair or poor
memory could be a barrier to having physical
examinations or seeing a doctor, which might delay
the early diagnose of severe health problems among
these groups