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The disablement process in very late life
— a study of the oldest-old in Sweden | | Author(s) | Elia E Femia, Steven H Zarit, Boo Johansson |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 56B, no 1, January 2001 |
| Pages | pp P12-P23 |
| Keywords | Physical disabilities ; Ill health ; Octogenarians ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | The study examines physical and functional health problems and their relationship to the activity of daily living (ADL) disability experience of a cross section of Swedish men and women aged over 80. Using a model of disablement, the relationships between disability variables were simultaneously explored. Results confirmed relatively high rates of disability in this age group, with 36% of respondents having some basic ADL difficulty. Functional impairment (vision and grip strength) and functional limitations (upper and lower body limitations and cognition) were strongly related to disability, with functional limitations being a main driving force for disability. The role of psychological variables (depression, subjective health, and social integration) was explored through subsequent model testing. Results showed depression, subjective health, and social integration to potentially mediate the influence of risk factors, impairments and limitations in the model. The study suggests that modifying psychosocial experiences can greatly affect the disability experience. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010307217 A |
| Classmark | BN: CH: BBM: 76P |
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