A prospective study of functional status among community elders.

Abstract

A six-year prospective study provides estimates of functional status (independent, dependent, nursing home resident, or deceased) according to age, gender, and previous functional status for Caucasian elders initially living in the community. Half the cohort had sustained independence for the six years; of those dependent at the beginning, one-fourth to one-third regained independent function within 15 months, and one-fifth regained self-sufficiency within five years.

Keywords

Prospective cohort studyGerontologyMedicineDemographyIndependence (probability theory)Activities of daily livingNursing homesCohortCohort studyPhysical therapySurgeryNursingInternal medicineSociology

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Year: 1984
Type: article
Volume: 74
Issue: 3
Pages: 266-268
Citations: 364
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                                    Laurence G. Branch, 
                                
                                    S Katz, 
                                
                                    Kathleen Kniepmann
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1984). 
                            A prospective study of functional status among community elders.. 
                            American Journal of Public Health
                            , 74
                            (3)
                            , 266-268.
                            https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.74.3.266
                        

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DOI: 10.2105/ajph.74.3.266