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.

journal_name

Am J Public Health

authors

Branch LG,Katz S,Kniepmann K,Papsidero JA

doi

10.2105/ajph.74.3.266

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1984-03-01 00:00:00

pages

266-8

issue

3

eissn

0090-0036

issn

1541-0048

journal_volume

74

pub_type

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