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| Disability and principal lifetime occupation in the elderly | | Author(s) | Cristina Geroldi, Giovanni B Frisoni, Renzo Rozzini |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 43, no 4, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 317-324 |
| Keywords | Physical disabilities ; Occupations ; Over 70s ; Mental health [elderly] ; Self care capacity ; Health [elderly] ; Living in the community ; Italy. |
| Annotation | In this study, daily function, cognitive, and physical health variables were assessed in an Italian population of community-dwelling people aged 70 and over. Disability in daily function showed a clear decrease throughout occupational groups from farmers, the most disabled group, to housewives, blue-collar workers, tradesmen and craftsmen, and white-collar workers, the less disabled group. Farmers were the most disadvantaged, having a mean of 2.0 functions lost, 1.39 more than white-collar workers. Data suggests that principal lifetime occupation - a possible source of environmental stress - exerts an influence on functional activity, which is mediated on cognitive performance. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970731243 A |
| Classmark | BN: XM: BBK: D: CA: CC: K4: 76V |
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