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| Risk of functional decline among well elders | | Author(s) | Vincent Mor, John Murphy, Susan Masterson-Allen |
| Journal title | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol 42, no 9, 1989 |
| Pages | pp 895-904 |
| Keywords | Over 70s ; Good Health ; Exercise ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; At risk ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Active lifestyles may delay the onset of the functional consequences of chronic disease, potentially increasing active life expectancy. The authors analysed the US Longitudinal Study of Aging (LSOA) to test the hypothesis that older people's participation in an active lifestyle prevents loss of function. Focusing on the cohort aged 70-74 who reported being able to carry 25 lb (pounds weight), walk a quarter of a mile, climb 10 steps, and do heavy housework without help and without difficulty at baseline, decline was defined as no longer being able to perform these tasks independently and without difficulty 2 years later. Using multivariate logistic regression, results reveal that those who did not report regularly exercising or walking a mile were 1.5 times more likely to decline than those who did, controlling for reported medical conditions and demographic factors. Similar findings (with different models) were observed for both men and women. Findings suggest the potential value of programmes oriented toward the primary prevention of functional decline. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980828218 A |
| Classmark | BBK: CD: CEA: CA: C4: CA3: 3J: 7T * |
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