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| The effects of specific medical conditions on the functional limitations of elders in the Framingham Study | | Author(s) | Andrew A Guccione, David T Felson, Jennifer J Anderson |
| Journal title | American Journal of Public Health, vol 84, no 3, March 1994 |
| Pages | pp 351-358 |
| Keywords | Diseases ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Correlation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Risks of disability across medical conditions and the proportion of disability attributable to each condition were also examined in this study of associations between specific medical conditions and limitation in functional tasks of older people. Subjects were 709 non-institutionalised older men and 1060 women from the US Framingham Study cohort (mean age 73.7). 10 medical conditions were identified for study: knee osteoarthritis, hip fracture, diabetes, stroke, heart disease, intermittent claudication, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, depressive symptomatology, and cognitive impairment. Adjusted odds ratios were calculated for dependence on human assistance in seven functional activities: stair climbing, walking a mile, heavy home chores, housekeeping, cooking, grocery shopping, and carrying bundles. Stroke was significantly associated with functional limitations in all 7 tasks; depressive symptomatology and hip fracture associated with limitations in 5 tasks; and the other medical conditions were each associated with limitations in four tasks. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991223007 A |
| Classmark | CJ: C4: CA: 49: 7T * |
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