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| Age distribution and risk factors for the onset of severe disability among community-dwelling older adults with functional limitations | | Author(s) | Ying Wu, Hai Huang, Bei Wu |
| Journal title | Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 26, no 3, June 2007 |
| Pages | pp 258-273 |
| Source | http://jag.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Physical disabilities ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; At risk ; Living in the community ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The findings from this study provide practical implications for identifying at risk individuals and developing healthy behaviour to delay onset of sever disability. Data were obtained from the initial 6088 community-dwelling sample from the US National Long Term Care Survey in 1982 and the follow-up interviews in 1984, 1989, 1994 and 1999. Multiple proportion hazard regression was conducted using age at onset of severe disability as the dependent variable. Explanatory variables included chronic diseases and sociodemographic and personal characteristics. Of the 3485 older people who were not severely disabled initially, 1364 were identified as developing severe disability over time. The onset age ranged from 66 to 109, with the peak occurring at age 82 or 83. Predictors for earlier onset of severe disability were paralysis, arthritis, obesity, hypertension and middle education level. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070615202 A |
| Classmark | BN: CA: C4: CA3: K4: 3J: 7T |
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