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| Long-range antecedents of functional capability in later life | | Author(s) | Robert C Atchley, Marisa A Scala |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 10, no 1, February 1998 |
| Pages | pp 3-19 |
| Keywords | Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Health [elderly] ; Exercise ; Older men ; Older women ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | A number of demographic, social, psychological, lifestyle, and health characteristics have been advanced as precursors of functional limitation among those who survive to older age. This study used data from the Ohio Longitudinal Study of Aging and Adaptation (OLSAA), a 16-year longitudinal study of the impact of retirement on ageing and adaptation, to examine long-range antecedents of the respondents' level of physical functional capability in 1991. The model predicting functional capability from longitudinal data was more complex and more effective for women than for men. Older age, lower self-rated health, lower functional capability, and lower physical activity level in 1975 predicted 35% of the variation in functional capability among women in 1991. Only older age and lower self-rated health were predictive for men and accounted for only 11% of the variation. The findings suggest a need for gender-specific models of antecedents of physical functional limitations in later life. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980303406 A |
| Classmark | C4: CA: CC: CEA: BC: BD: 3J: 7T |
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