Objective. The purpose of this study was to provide new evidence on disability trends among elderly persons from 1982 to 1996. Methods. The sample includes 124,949 participants aged 70 and older in the 1982-1996 National Health Interview Surveys. Logistic analysis was used to estimate the trend in disability prevalence after controlling for various sociodemographic factors.… Continue reading Persistent, Consistent, Widespread, and Robust? Another Look at Recent Trends in Old-Age Disability
Keyword: Aged_Functional Assessment
Cumulative impact of sustained economic hardship on physical, cognitive, psychological, and social function
People whose income is chronically below the federal poverty level during their adult life seem to have significantly more problems in old age. Researchers surveyed 1,124 people with an average age of 63-65 in 1994 who had also been surveyed in 1965, 1974 and 1983. Those whose income was less than 200% of the federal… Continue reading Cumulative impact of sustained economic hardship on physical, cognitive, psychological, and social function