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| Perception of unmet basic needs as a predictor of physical functioning among community-dwelling older adults | | Author(s) | Natalie Sachs-Ericsson, Chris Schatschneider, Dan G Blazer |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 18, no 6, December 2006 |
| Pages | pp 852-868 |
| Source | http://www.sagepublications.com |
| Keywords | Needs [elderly] ; Attitude ; Economic status [elderly] ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Living in the community ; Correlation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The association between lower social economic status (SES, typically indexed by income and education) and physical disability has been clearly established. Although income and education are not easily modifiable among older people, perceptions of resource deficits may be more easily influenced through interventions. This study of 4162 community-dwelling older people examined the influence of their perceptions that their basic needs were not being met on their physical functioning problems over a 10-year period using growth curve analyses. Baseline problems meeting basic needs influenced the growth in physical functioning problems, even after controlling for objective indices of SES and for health problems and behaviours. Interventions focused on providing older people with resources for meeting basic needs may substantially reduce the subsequent level of disability. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070124205 A |
| Classmark | IK: DP: F:W: CA: C4: K4: 49: 7T |
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