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Onset of mobility disability among community-dwelling old men and women
— the role of tiredness in daily activities | | Author(s) | Kirsten Avlund, Mikkel Vass, Carsten Hendriksen |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 32, no 6, November 2003 |
| Pages | pp 579-584 |
| Keywords | Older men ; Older women ; Living in the community ; Physical disabilities ; Physical capacity ; Mental health [elderly] ; Longitudinal surveys ; Denmark. |
| Annotation | Tiredness in daily activities is an important risk factor for onset of mobility disability. Questions about tiredness in daily activities may be used to identify non-disabled individuals at high risk of functional decline. 1,396 older non-disabled people (74-75 and 80 years old) living in 17 communities in Denmark were surveyed by questionnaire at baseline and after 18 months. Tiredness in daily activities was measured by questions about tiredness in six mobility activities. Onset of mobility disability was measured at onset of need for help in one to six mobility activities. Men and women who felt tired in their daily activities at baseline had a higher risk of onset of mobility disability at follow-up. In addition, for men, low social participation, poor psychological function and physical inactivity were independent risk factors of onset of mobility disability, while for women these were home help, low sense of coherence and physical inactivity. This study highlights the need for alertness to and management of tiredness as an early sign of functional decline in a preventive perspective. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-031217219 A |
| Classmark | BC: BD: K4: BN: BI: D: 3J: 76K |
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