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| The dynamics of dimensions of age-related disability 1982 to 1994 in the US elderly population | | Author(s) | Kenneth G Manton, Eric Stallard, Larry S Corder |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological sciences and medical sciences, vol 53A, no 1, January 1998 |
| Pages | pp B59-B70 |
| Keywords | Physical disabilities ; Chronic illness ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Variance analysis ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Declines in chronic disability were observed in the US National Long Term Care Survey (NLTCS) 1982 to 1994. The authors analysed the 1982, 1984, 1989, and 1994 NLTCS to identify the dimensions of chronic disability from multivariate analyses of a wide range of measures of the ability or inability to perform specific activities. Changes over time in the prevalence of individual disability dimensions can be tracked to evaluate the rate of age-related losses of specific functions. Seven dimensions described changes in the age dependence of 27 activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental ADLs (IADLs), and physical performance measures in community and institutional resident older people over the 12 year period. Adjusted for age, the healthiest dimension with the best physical function experienced the largest increase in prevalence (3.3%), implying a decline in age-related disability. Disability declines were correlated with reductions in conditions such as dementia and circulatory disease over the study period. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980310413 A |
| Classmark | BN: CI: C4: CA: 3YA: 3J: 7T |
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