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| Self-reported prevalence and health correlates of functional limitation among Massachusetts elderly Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and a non-Hispanic white neighborhood comparison group | | Author(s) | Lui M Falcon, Lisa A Bianchi, Eduardo Cacho |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 55A, no 2, February 2000 |
| Pages | pp M90-M97 |
| Keywords | Physical disabilities ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Ethnic groups ; Puerto Rico ; Dominican Republic ; White people ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Limited data suggest that Puerto Ricans experience greater disability than other ethnic groups, and is further examined in this study. 75% of Dominican women and 73% of Puerto Rican women reported difficulty with at least one activity of daily living (ADL), compared with 64% of non-Hispanic White (NHW) women. Puerto Rican men reported significantly more limitation than did NHW or Dominican men. Greater disability is associated with the presence of chronic health conditions, which differ by ethnic group, and are variously smoking, former heavy alcohol use, arthritis, cataract, respiratory disease, stroke, history of heart attack, high body mass index (BMI), and poverty status. Research is needed to further define the social and health factors that contribute to these ethnic differences. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000825206 A |
| Classmark | BN: C4: CA: TK: 7VL: 7VF: TKA: 7T |
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