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Modifiable risk factors predict functional decline among older women — a prospectively validated clinical prediction tool
Author(s)	Catherine A Sarkisian, Honghu Liu, Peter R Gutierrez
Journal title	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 48, no 2, February 2000
Pages	pp 170-178
Keywords	Mobility ; Self care capacity ; At risk ; Older women ; Living in the community ; United States of America.
Annotation	Functional dependence among older adults is associated with increased mortality, higher rates of hospital and nursing home admission, and lower quality of life. This study aimed to identify modifiable predictors among 6632 community-dwelling older women, and to derive and validate a clinical prediction tool for functional decline based on modifiable predictors. Results showed that slow gait, short-acting benzodiazepine use, depression, low exercise level, and obesity were significant modifiable predictors of functional decline in both vigorous and basic activities. Weak grip predicted functional decline in vigorous activities, whereas long-acting benzodiazepine use and poor visual acuity predicted functional decline in basic activities. The study concluded that these 8 modifiable predictors can identify older women at risk for functional decline. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-000502405 A
Classmark	C4: CA: CA3: BD: K4: 7T
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