Illness perception, family resilience, and emotional distress among hospitalized older adults with multimorbidity in Xinjiang, China: a latent profile and mediation analysis.

Older adults with multimorbidity frequently encounter significant psychological challenges, with negative illness perception being a prevalent issue.

This study aimed to investigate the heterogeneity of illness perception among older patients with multimorbidity and to assess the mediating effect of family resilience on the relationship between illness perception and emotional distress.