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Activities of daily living — changes in functional ability in three samples of elderly and very elderly people
Author(s)	Ann Bowling, Emily Grundy
Journal title	Age and Ageing, vol 26, no 2, March 1997
Pages	pp 107-114
Keywords	65-69 age group ; Octogenarians ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Health [elderly] ; Life satisfaction ; Usage [services] ; Longitudinal surveys ; Hackney ; Essex.
Annotation	This study investigated changes in functional ability and physical health, psychiatric morbidity, life satisfaction, service use and social support. It was based on a survey of three samples of older people living at home: people aged 85 and over living in Hackney, and two random samples of people aged 65-84 from Hackney and Braintree, Essex. Survivors from each group were also interviewed 2.5-3 years later. Decreasing levels of physical functioning were associated with poor mental health, trouble with feet and problems with muscles and joints. There were no associations with level of physical functioning and use of rehabilitative or general medical services, use of social worker or carer relief. Few respondents used preventive or rehabilitation services.
Accession Number	CPA-970829212 A
Classmark	BBE: BBM: CA: C4: CC: F:5HH: QLD: 3J: 82LD: 8ES
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