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| Correlates of attributing new disability to old age | | Author(s) | Catherine A Sarkisian, Honghu Liu, Kristine E Ensrud |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 49, no 2, February 2001 |
| Pages | pp 134-141 |
| Keywords | Older women ; Physical disabilities ; Osteoporosis ; Fractures ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Despite great advances in geriatric medicine, old age is still perceived as a causal agent of functional decline. The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group's study of 9,704 women aged 67+ in four geographic areas of the US found that 657 reporting no disability at baseline had reported difficulty carrying out one or more of 13 functional activities at 4-year follow-up. The relationship between attributing new disability to old age and the following characteristics measured at baseline were examined: age, level of education, body mass index (BMI), gait speed, grip strength, visual acuity, physical activity level, smoking status, social network level, and depressed mood. Overall, 13.5% of the women attributed new disability to old age. Grip strength was the only other characteristic that remained an independent correlate. Further study is needed to determine whether, how often, and under what circumstances older people who attribute new disability to old age have medical conditions amenable to interventions that could preserve their functioning and improve their quality of life. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-021023210 A |
| Classmark | BD: BN: CLO: CUF: 3J: 7T |
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