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Gender differences in activity of daily living of the elderly in rural China
— evidence from Chaohu | | Author(s) | Wenjuan Zhang, Shuzhuo Li, Marcus W Feldman |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 17, no 3, 2005 |
| Pages | pp 73-90 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older men ; Older women ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Rural areas ; Comparison ; China. |
| Annotation | Using data from a sample survey, "Well-being of the elderly in Anhui province, China", this paper studies the effects of health, economic and family factors on the activities of daily living (ADLs) as measures of disability for older men and women. The objective is to explore reasons for gender differences in ADLs in rural China. The results suggest that higher incidence rates of chronic diseases, lower cognitive ability, as well as heavier household and daily care burdens of females, are the main factors leading to a higher prevalence of ADL disability for the older woman. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060913204 A |
| Classmark | BC: BD: C4: CA: RL: 48: 7DC |
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