Predictors of functional disability with focus on activities of daily living: A community based follow-up study in older adults in India

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• 作者：Aarti Nagarkar ; ^{aarati@unipune.ac.in} ; ^{amangarkar@gmail.com} ; Yashoda Kashikar
• 关键词：Functional decline ; Disability ; Older adults ; Longitudinal study ; India
• 刊名：Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March-April 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：69
• 期：Complete
• 页码：151-155
• 全文大小：297 K
• 卷排序：69

文摘

Predictors of functional disability in a cohort identified for first time in India. Only one third older adults are free from any functional decline. Lack of care after hospitalization, gender identified as major predictors. Loneliness and self reported depression associated with functional disability. A wide gap between demand and supply of services identified as a challenge.