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Racial and ethnic differences in use of assistive devices for mobility — effect modification by age
Author(s)	Linda Resnik, Susan Allen
Journal title	Journal of Aging and Health, vol 18, no 1, February 2006
Pages	pp 106-124
Source	http://www.sagepub.com
Keywords	Ethnic groups ; Assistive technology ; Mobility ; Usage [services] ; United States of America.
Annotation	The extent to which mobility device use differ by race or ethnicity is investigated, also whether the effect is modified by age. The authors identified 7,148 impaired adults from Phase II of the US National Health Interview Survey on Disability (NHIS-D). Logistic regression models provided estimates of race/ethnicity, adjusting for predictors of device use. Blacks were 1.2 times more likely as non-Hispanic Whites to use assistive devices. Differences were attenuated by age: there was a 40% increased likelihood of use attributable to being Black and aged 45 to 75; a 30% increased likelihood attributable to being Hispanic and aged 65 to 75, and a 130% increased likelihood attributable to being Hispanic and older than 75. Disentangling the observed pattern of mobility device use will provide direction for development of interventions that promote assistive device use. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-060306207 A
Classmark	TK: M: C4: QLD: 7T
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