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| Predictors of disability in the final year of life | | Author(s) | Erdman B Palmore, Bruce M Burchett |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 9, no 3,, August 1997 |
| Pages | pp 283-297 |
| Keywords | Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Health [elderly] ; Death ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Disability among diseased subjects in the Duke Established Population for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE) survey, United States (US), was analysed to determine the risk of becoming disabled before or during the final year of life and the predictors of this disability. The method was a comparison of baseline characteristics of decedents who became disabled with the characteristics of decedents who were not disabled. It was found that 63% of the initially non-disabled who survived to the next interview remained able to do the basic activities of daily living (ADL) without help, at least until a few months before death. Multivariate analysis showed that initial age, income, depression, and self-rated health were strong and independent predictors of becoming disabled. The findings suggest that reducing poverty, depression, and illness may reduce the risk of disability. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980407221 A |
| Classmark | C4: CA: CC: CW: 7T |
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