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Antecedents of disability for older adults with multiple chronic health conditions
Author(s)M Kristen Peek, Raymond T Coward
Journal titleResearch on Aging, vol 22, no 4, July 2000
Pagespp 422-444
KeywordsPhysical disabilities ; Chronic illness ; Living in the community ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America.
AnnotationData from some 900 community-dwelling older Americans (age 65+) with two or more chronic health conditions are used to examine factors associated with the presence and development of functional disabilities. Use of logistic regression and discrete time hazards models indicate that education, income and age are consistent predictors of disability, and that arthritis and obesity have consistently stronger effects on disability than do other chronic conditions. A need for stronger conceptual models focusing on disability is discussed. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-001023211 A
ClassmarkBN: CI: K4: 3J: 7T

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