Understanding trends in functional limitations among older Americans.

VA Freedman, LG Martin - … journal of public health, 1998 - ajph.aphapublications.org
… of the 4 functional limitations by age group. Focusing first on the unadjusted estimates, for
all 4 functions and all age groups there were statistically significant declines in limitations, with …

The influence of functional limitations and various demographic factors on self-reported activity restriction at older ages

E Cambois, JM Robine, I Romieu - Disability and rehabilitation, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
… From this perspective, we analyze the links between functional problems people suffer on
the one hand and the difficulties they report performing basic daily activities (eating, dressing, …

The prevalence of functional limitations and disability in older persons in the US: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III

Y Ostchega, TB Harris, R Hirsch… - Journal of the …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
… The data contained in this paper are based on all persons (N = 6866) aged 60 and older
who consented to an interview in the household during NHANES III, which was conducted from …

Longevity and health: Trends in functional limitations and disability among older adults in Portugal, 1985–2005

D Nogueira, E Reis - Ageing International, 2014 - Springer
health of older people. However, some characteristics of the younger generations that affect
health status in old age … As these people are the old of the future, we can foresee scenarios …

Functional disability and social participation restriction associated with chronic conditions in middle-aged and older adults

LE Griffith, P Raina, M Levasseur, N Sohel… - … Community Health, 2017 - jech.bmj.com
… with functional limitations in people over 65 years of age.24 The authors did not report the
data for men and women separately, but our results suggest that depression may be more …

Self-reported health and functional limitations among older people in the Kassena-Nankana District, Ghana

C Debpuur, P Welaga, G Wak, A Hodgson - Global health action, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Older people in this district face considerable health challenges like their colleagues …
functional limitations and poor health with age, with more women tending to report health problems

Socioeconomic circumstances, health behaviours and functional limitations in older persons in four Central and Eastern European populations

A Doryńska, A Pająk, R Kubinova, S Malyutina… - Age and …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
… the functional status of older persons in Eastern Europe, we addressed the question of functional
limitations in a … Our objective was to compare the levels of functional limitations in these …

Chronic kidney disease and functional limitation in older people: health, aging and body composition study

…, Health, Aging and Body Composition … - Journal of the …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
… of kidney function, as a predictor of functional limitation in higher-functioning older individuals
… of the relationship in the Health, Aging and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study. It was …

Age distribution and risk factors for the onset of severe disability among community-dwelling older adults with functional limitations

Y Wu, H Huang, B Wu, S McCrone… - Journal of Applied …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
… later age span from 65 to 108 years. The distribution demonstrates a large difference in the
onset age among older adults with functional limitations living in a community. The onset age

Neighborhoods, aging, and functional limitations

TA Glass, JL Balfour - Neighborhoods and health, 2003 - books.google.com
… For example, younger adults rated distance to schools, jobs, and the freeway as more
important than did older people, while older people rated distance to a bus stop as more important…