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Predicting change in activities of daily living
— a longitudinal study of the oldest old in Sweden | | Author(s) | Elia E Femia, Steven H Zarit, Boo Johansson |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological sciences and social sciences, vol 52B, no 6, November 1997 |
| Pages | pp P294-P302 |
| Keywords | Octogenarians ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Living patterns ; Health [elderly] ; Independence ; Longitudinal surveys ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | The authors examined predictors of stability and decline in activities of daily living (ADLs) and mobility in a population-based sample of the oldest-old, respondents being aged 84 to 90 and living in South Central Sweden. Predictors were drawn from three domains: sociodemographic variables, vitality, and physical and psychological health. Using a logistical regression model, the authors sought to identify variables associated with changes in functioning. Over a 2-year period, they found significant main effects for stability in ADL functioning for three variables: residential status (e.g. living in the community), subjective health, and mastery (n=142). For mobility, they identified three variables associated with stability: lung function, subjective health and mastery (n=137). Over the 4-year period, they found that residential status was significantly associated with stability in ADL performance (n=89), while age, marital status, grip strength and mastery were significant predictors for stability in mobility (n=90). The findings can direct researchers towards interventions within particular residential environments that maintain a sense of mastery and an individual's aggressive attitude toward challenging situations. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980121411 A |
| Classmark | BBM: CA: C4: F: K7: CC: C3: 3J: 76P |
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