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The effects of specific health conditions on activities in retirement
Author(s)	Julia S Holmes, Lorraine T Dorfman
Journal title	Activities, Adaptation & Aging, vol 25, no 1, 2000
Pages	pp 47-66
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Recreation ; Ill health ; Retired persons ; United States of America.
Annotation	Some health problems may limit older people's ability to participate in retirement activities. The authors investigated the relationship between eight specific health conditions and activities often engaged in by retirees: formal and informal social activities, active leisure, and home maintenance activities. Data are based on a sub-sample of 502 over 60s from the 1986 Americans' Changing Lives survey. Lung disease, diabetes, and broken bones were negatively associated with physically demanding activities. Stroke restricted frequency of walking, as well as informal social activities. Certain health conditions, however, showed few effects on activities in retirement, suggesting that relatively little functional limitation may be associated with certain health problems, or that older people make adjustments that allow them to participate in retirement activities. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001121210 A
Classmark	H: CH: BB6: 7T
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