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| Chronic medical conditions as predictors of functional disability in an older population in Taiwan | | Author(s) | Herng-Chia Chiu, Lih-Wen Mau, Wen-Ling Tasi |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 23.1, March 2004 |
| Publisher | Blackwell Publishing, March 2004 |
| Pages | pp 19-24 |
| Source | http://www.cota.org.au / www.blackwellpublishingasia.com |
| Keywords | Chronic illness ; Physical disabilities ; Correlation ; Longitudinal surveys ; Taiwan. |
| Annotation | 903 older Taiwanese were studied over a 4-year period (1994-1998) using the Chinese version of the Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionnaire (CMFAQ). Only the subjects free of ADL disability at baseline were included in separate logistic regression models to predict disability in physical and instrumental ADL. The hypothesised association between chronic conditions and future functional disability were cross-nationally confirmed. Arthritis, diabetes and hypertension were significantly predictive of the onset of physical ADL (PADL) disability. Diabetes was the only medical predictor of instrumental ADL (IADL) disability. Age and educational level were significant predictors of PADL and IADL. Prevention programmes for chronic disease need to pay more attention not only to the disabled population, but also to secondary prevention among those older people who have higher medical risk of developing disability. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040719201 A |
| Classmark | CI: BN: 49: 3J: 7DP |
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