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Self-reported chronic conditions and functional limitations
— a comparison study between a continuing care retirement community and the Longitudinal Study on Aging II (LSOA II) populations | | Author(s) | Yuchi Young, Ming-Yu Fan, John M Parrish |
| Journal title | Hallym International Journal of Aging, vol 11, no 2, 2009 |
| Pages | pp 107-118 |
| Source | http://baywood.com |
| Keywords | Chronic illness ; Physical disabilities ; Self care capacity ; Retirement communities ; Living in the community ; Comparison ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Sociodemographics, disease prevalence, and physical function among older adults in a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) are compared to their community-dwelling peers. This cross-sectional study compared 302 CCRC residents aged 65+ with intact cognition to the US Longitudinal Study on Aging II (LSOA-II) population (n = 5,559). Multivariate linear and logistic regressions were applied to sociodemographic, health, and physical function data. Except for arthritis, CCRC residents had a higher disease burden than community-dwelling peers: hypertension (OR = 1.3; 95% CI 1.03-1.71), heart disease (OR = 1.4; 95% CI 1.03-1.79), stroke (OR = 2.5; 95% CI 1.73-3.54), osteoporosis (OR = 2.5; 95% CI 1.73-3.54), hip fracture (OR = 2.2; 95% CI 1.27-3.77), and cancer (OR = 2.6; 95% CI 1.77-3.71). The CCRC residents also had more functional disability both in ADL (p < .001) and IADL (p < .001). This profile of disease burden and functional disability may help other facilities or countries calibrate their health services delivery to the needs of residents. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100215202 A |
| Classmark | CI: BN: CA: ROA: K4: 48: 7T |
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